Commands Reference

Console Command

The main command for F5 XC console automation.

Syntax

/xc:console <subcommand> [options]

Subcommands

Command	Description	Example
login <url>	Authenticate to tenant	/xc:console login https://tenant.volterra.us
crawl <url>	Refresh navigation metadata	/xc:console crawl https://tenant.volterra.us
nav <target>	Navigate to workspace/page	/xc:console nav waap
create <type>	Start resource creation	/xc:console create http-lb
status	Show connection status	/xc:console status

Login Command

Authenticate to an F5 XC tenant.

/xc:console login https://yourname.console.ves.volterra.io

The command:

1. Gets browser context
2. Navigates to tenant URL
3. Detects auth type (native, SSO, or already logged in)
4. Handles accordingly (inform user or auto-complete)
5. Confirms successful login

Navigation Command

Navigate to a workspace or page.

/xc:console nav <target>

Available Targets

Shortcut	Path
account	/web/workspaces/account-protection
admin	/web/workspaces/administration
audit	/web/workspaces/audit-logs-alerts
auth	/web/workspaces/authentication-intelligence
bigip	/web/workspaces/bigip-utilities
bot	/web/workspaces/bot-defense
catalog	/web/catalog/use-cases
cdn	/web/workspaces/content-delivery-network
csd	/web/workspaces/client-side-defense
data-intel	/web/workspaces/data-intelligence
ddos	/web/workspaces/routed-ddos
delegated	/web/workspaces/delegated-access
dns	/web/workspaces/dns-management
home	/web/home
mac	/web/workspaces/multi-cloud-app-connect
mcn	/web/workspaces/multi-cloud-network-connect
nginx	/web/workspaces/nginx-one
observe	/web/workspaces/observability
scan	/web/workspaces/web-app-scanning
shared	/web/workspaces/shared-configuration
traffic	/web/workspaces/application-traffic-insight
waap	/web/workspaces/web-app-and-api-protection

Create Command

Start resource creation workflow.

/xc:console create <resource-type>

Resource Types

Type	Description
http-lb	HTTP Load Balancer
tcp-lb	TCP Load Balancer
origin-pool	Origin Pool
waf	WAF Policy
service-policy	Service Policy

Crawl Command

Refresh console navigation metadata.

/xc:console crawl https://yourname.console.ves.volterra.io

This updates:

• console-navigation-metadata.json - Element selectors
• url-sitemap.json - URL routing

Status Command

Show current connection and session status.

/xc:console status

Displays:

• Chrome extension connection status
• Current tab URL
• Authentication state
• Metadata version