Data groups in config

I should have asked what TMOS version you're running. Version 9.x comes with the BIGPIPE utility for creating objects on the command line. Version 10.x has BIGPIPE and TMSH, and version 11.x only has TMSH.

Here's a few TMSH and iApp references to get you started:

TMSH scripting:

https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/TMSH.HomePage.ashx

http://support.f5.com/content/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/bigip-tmsh-11-3-0/_jcr_content/pdfAttach/download/file.res/bigip-tmsh-11-3-0.pdf

iApp scripting:

https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/iApp.HomePage.ashx

I won't go into the details of each, but TMSH is the scripting language used to create/modify BIG-IP objects. You can use TMSH directly in the shell or shell scripts (bash), or create TMSH scripts that can be used independently (see https://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/TMSH.PoolStatus.ashx as an example), or include in iApps. An iApp is a "user-customizable framework for deploying applications". Think of it like a GUI wizard for creating applications, that you get to customize.

Here's a sample of creating an application from the command line using tmsh in a shell script:

 create the pool
tmsh create ltm pool app-pool members replace-all-with { 1.1.1.1:80 1.1.1.2:80 1.1.1.3:80 } monitor http
 create the virtual server
tmsh create ltm virtual app-vs destination 10.10.10.10:80 pool app-pool source-address-translation { type automap } profiles replace-all-with { http } persist replace-all-with { cookie }

This will build a very simple virtual server and associated pool that you can use in a shell script. In your case most of the information would be "canned" and you'd just need to supply the virtual's destination IP, port, and the pool members.