diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_software_update.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/f5/bigip_software_update.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017 F5 Networks Inc.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0 (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community'}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = r'''
+---
+module: bigip_software_update
+short_description: Manage the software update settings of a BIG-IP
+description:
+  - Manage the software update settings of a BIG-IP.
+version_added: "2.5"
+options:
+  auto_check:
+    description:
+      - Specifies whether to automatically check for updates on the F5
+        Networks downloads server.
+    type: bool
+  auto_phone_home:
+    description:
+      - Specifies whether to automatically send phone home data to the
+        F5 Networks PhoneHome server.
+    type: bool
+  frequency:
+    description:
+      - Specifies the schedule for the automatic update check.
+    choices:
+      - daily
+      - monthly
+      - weekly
+notes:
+  - Requires the f5-sdk Python package on the host This is as easy as
+    C(pip install f5-sdk)
+extends_documentation_fragment: f5
+requirements:
+  - f5-sdk >= 3.0.6
+author:
+  - Tim Rupp (@caphrim007)
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = r'''
+- name: Enable automatic update checking
+  bigip_software_update:
+    auto_check: yes
+    password: secret
+    server: lb.mydomain.com
+    state: present
+    user: admin
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Disable automatic update checking and phoning home
+  bigip_software_update:
+    auto_check: no
+    auto_phone_home: no
+    password: secret
+    server: lb.mydomain.com
+    state: present
+    user: admin
+  delegate_to: localhost
+'''
+
+RETURN = r'''
+auto_check:
+  description: Whether the system checks for updates automatically.
+  returned: changed
+  type: bool
+  sample: True
+auto_phone_home:
+  description: Whether the system automatically sends phone home data.
+  returned: changed
+  type: bool
+  sample: True
+frequency:
+  description: Frequency of auto update checks
+  returned: changed
+  type: string
+  sample: weekly
+'''
+
+from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import AnsibleF5Client
+from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import AnsibleF5Parameters
+from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import HAS_F5SDK
+from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import F5ModuleError
+from ansible.module_utils.six import iteritems
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+try:
+    from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_F5SDK = False
+
+
+class Parameters(AnsibleF5Parameters):
+    api_map = {
+        'autoCheck': 'auto_check',
+        'autoPhonehome': 'auto_phone_home'
+    }
+
+    api_attributes = [
+        'autoCheck', 'autoPhonehome', 'frequency'
+    ]
+
+    updatables = [
+        'auto_check', 'auto_phone_home', 'frequency'
+    ]
+
+    returnables = [
+        'auto_check', 'auto_phone_home', 'frequency'
+    ]
+
+    def __init__(self, params=None):
+        self._values = defaultdict(lambda: None)
+        self._values['__warnings'] = []
+        if params:
+            self.update(params=params)
+
+    def update(self, params=None):
+        if params:
+            for k, v in iteritems(params):
+                if self.api_map is not None and k in self.api_map:
+                    map_key = self.api_map[k]
+                else:
+                    map_key = k
+
+                # Handle weird API parameters like `dns.proxy.__iter__` by
+                # using a map provided by the module developer
+                class_attr = getattr(type(self), map_key, None)
+                if isinstance(class_attr, property):
+                    # There is a mapped value for the api_map key
+                    if class_attr.fset is None:
+                        # If the mapped value does not have
+                        # an associated setter
+                        self._values[map_key] = v
+                    else:
+                        # The mapped value has a setter
+                        setattr(self, map_key, v)
+                else:
+                    # If the mapped value is not a @property
+                    self._values[map_key] = v
+
+    def api_params(self):
+        result = {}
+        for api_attribute in self.api_attributes:
+            if self.api_map is not None and api_attribute in self.api_map:
+                result[api_attribute] = getattr(self, self.api_map[api_attribute])
+            else:
+                result[api_attribute] = getattr(self, api_attribute)
+        result = self._filter_params(result)
+        return result
+
+
+class ApiParameters(Parameters):
+    @property
+    def auto_check(self):
+        if self._values['auto_check'] is None:
+            return None
+        return self._values['auto_check']
+
+
+class ModuleParameters(Parameters):
+    @property
+    def auto_check(self):
+        if self._values['auto_check'] is None:
+            return None
+        elif self._values['auto_check'] is True:
+            return 'enabled'
+        else:
+            return 'disabled'
+
+    @property
+    def auto_phone_home(self):
+        if self._values['auto_phone_home'] is None:
+            return None
+        elif self._values['auto_phone_home'] is True:
+            return 'enabled'
+        else:
+            return 'disabled'
+
+
+class Changes(Parameters):
+    def to_return(self):
+        result = {}
+        try:
+            for returnable in self.returnables:
+                result[returnable] = getattr(self, returnable)
+            result = self._filter_params(result)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        return result
+
+
+class UsableChanges(Changes):
+    pass
+
+
+class ReportableChanges(Changes):
+    @property
+    def auto_check(self):
+        if self._values['auto_check'] == 'enabled':
+            return True
+        elif self._values['auto_check'] == 'disabled':
+            return False
+
+    @property
+    def auto_phone_home(self):
+        if self._values['auto_phone_home'] == 'enabled':
+            return True
+        elif self._values['auto_phone_home'] == 'disabled':
+            return False
+
+
+class Difference(object):
+    def __init__(self, want, have=None):
+        self.want = want
+        self.have = have
+
+    def compare(self, param):
+        try:
+            result = getattr(self, param)
+            return result
+        except AttributeError:
+            return self.__default(param)
+
+    def __default(self, param):
+        attr1 = getattr(self.want, param)
+        try:
+            attr2 = getattr(self.have, param)
+            if attr1 != attr2:
+                return attr1
+        except AttributeError:
+            return attr1
+
+
+class ModuleManager(object):
+    def __init__(self, client):
+        self.client = client
+        self.have = None
+        self.want = ModuleParameters(self.client.module.params)
+        self.changes = UsableChanges()
+
+    def exec_module(self):
+        result = dict()
+
+        try:
+            changed = self.update()
+        except iControlUnexpectedHTTPError as e:
+            raise F5ModuleError(str(e))
+
+        reportable = ReportableChanges(self.changes.to_return())
+        changes = reportable.to_return()
+        result.update(**changes)
+        result.update(dict(changed=changed))
+        self._announce_deprecations(result)
+        return result
+
+    def _announce_deprecations(self, result):
+        warnings = result.pop('__warnings', [])
+        for warning in warnings:
+            self.client.module.deprecate(
+                msg=warning['msg'],
+                version=warning['version']
+            )
+
+    def _update_changed_options(self):
+        diff = Difference(self.want, self.have)
+        updatables = Parameters.updatables
+        changed = dict()
+        for k in updatables:
+            change = diff.compare(k)
+            if change is None:
+                continue
+            else:
+                if isinstance(change, dict):
+                    changed.update(change)
+                else:
+                    changed[k] = change
+        if changed:
+            self.changes = UsableChanges(changed)
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def should_update(self):
+        result = self._update_changed_options()
+        if result:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def update(self):
+        self.have = self.read_current_from_device()
+        if not self.should_update():
+            return False
+        if self.client.check_mode:
+            return True
+        self.update_on_device()
+        return True
+
+    def update_on_device(self):
+        params = self.changes.api_params()
+        result = self.client.api.tm.sys.software.update.load()
+        result.modify(**params)
+
+    def read_current_from_device(self):
+        resource = self.client.api.tm.sys.software.update.load()
+        result = resource.attrs
+        return ApiParameters(result)
+
+
+class ArgumentSpec(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.supports_check_mode = True
+        self.argument_spec = dict(
+            auto_check=dict(
+                type='bool'
+            ),
+            auto_phone_home=dict(
+                type='bool'
+            ),
+            frequency=dict(
+                choices=['daily', 'monthly', 'weekly']
+            )
+        )
+        self.f5_product_name = 'bigip'
+
+
+def cleanup_tokens(client):
+    try:
+        resource = client.api.shared.authz.tokens_s.token.load(
+            name=client.api.icrs.token
+        )
+        resource.delete()
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+
+def main():
+    if not HAS_F5SDK:
+        raise F5ModuleError("The python f5-sdk module is required")
+
+    spec = ArgumentSpec()
+
+    client = AnsibleF5Client(
+        argument_spec=spec.argument_spec,
+        supports_check_mode=spec.supports_check_mode,
+        f5_product_name=spec.f5_product_name
+    )
+
+    try:
+        mm = ModuleManager(client)
+        results = mm.exec_module()
+        cleanup_tokens(client)
+        client.module.exit_json(**results)
+    except F5ModuleError as e:
+        cleanup_tokens(client)
+        client.module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/f5/fixtures/load_sys_software_update.json b/test/units/modules/network/f5/fixtures/load_sys_software_update.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f1617ff2bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/f5/fixtures/load_sys_software_update.json
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+{
+    "kind": "tm:sys:software:update:updatestate",
+    "selfLink": "https://localhost/mgmt/tm/sys/software/update?ver=13.0.0",
+    "autoCheck": "enabled",
+    "autoPhonehome": "enabled",
+    "checkStatus": "none",
+    "errors": 0,
+    "frequency": "weekly"
+}
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_software_update.py b/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_software_update.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6256eae3b3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/f5/test_bigip_software_update.py
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017 F5 Networks Inc.
+# GNU General Public License v3.0 (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import os
+import json
+import sys
+
+from nose.plugins.skip import SkipTest
+if sys.version_info < (2, 7):
+    raise SkipTest("F5 Ansible modules require Python >= 2.7")
+
+from ansible.compat.tests import unittest
+from ansible.compat.tests.mock import Mock
+from ansible.compat.tests.mock import patch
+from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import AnsibleF5Client
+
+try:
+    from library.bigip_software_update import ApiParameters
+    from library.bigip_software_update import ModuleParameters
+    from library.bigip_software_update import ModuleManager
+    from library.bigip_software_update import ArgumentSpec
+    from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
+    from test.unit.modules.utils import set_module_args
+except ImportError:
+    try:
+        from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_software_update import ApiParameters
+        from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_software_update import ModuleParameters
+        from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_software_update import ModuleManager
+        from ansible.modules.network.f5.bigip_software_update import ArgumentSpec
+        from ansible.module_utils.f5_utils import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
+        from units.modules.utils import set_module_args
+    except ImportError:
+        raise SkipTest("F5 Ansible modules require the f5-sdk Python library")
+
+fixture_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'fixtures')
+fixture_data = {}
+
+
+def load_fixture(name):
+    path = os.path.join(fixture_path, name)
+
+    if path in fixture_data:
+        return fixture_data[path]
+
+    with open(path) as f:
+        data = f.read()
+
+    try:
+        data = json.loads(data)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    fixture_data[path] = data
+    return data
+
+
+class TestParameters(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_module_parameters(self):
+        args = dict(
+            auto_check=True,
+            frequency="daily"
+        )
+        p = ModuleParameters(args)
+        assert p.auto_check == 'enabled'
+        assert p.frequency == 'daily'
+
+    def test_api_parameters(self):
+        args = dict(
+            autoCheck="enabled",
+            frequency="daily"
+        )
+        p = ApiParameters(args)
+        assert p.auto_check == 'enabled'
+        assert p.frequency == 'daily'
+
+
+@patch('ansible.module_utils.f5_utils.AnsibleF5Client._get_mgmt_root',
+       return_value=True)
+class TestManager(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.spec = ArgumentSpec()
+
+    def test_update(self, *args):
+        # Configure the arguments that would be sent to the Ansible module
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            auto_check='no',
+            auto_phone_home='no',
+            password='passsword',
+            server='localhost',
+            user='admin'
+        ))
+
+        # Configure the parameters that would be returned by querying the
+        # remote device
+        current = ApiParameters(load_fixture('load_sys_software_update.json'))
+
+        client = AnsibleF5Client(
+            argument_spec=self.spec.argument_spec,
+            supports_check_mode=self.spec.supports_check_mode,
+            f5_product_name=self.spec.f5_product_name
+        )
+        mm = ModuleManager(client)
+
+        # Override methods to force specific logic in the module to happen
+        mm.update_on_device = Mock(return_value=True)
+        mm.read_current_from_device = Mock(return_value=current)
+
+        results = mm.exec_module()
+
+        assert results['changed'] is True
+        assert results['auto_check'] is False