Archive devices from inventory.
AI agents call archive_devices to permanently remove resources in HPE Aruba Networking Central MCP Server — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Archiving devices from inventory is a destructive action that removes devices from the active management plane. In enterprise network management platforms like HPE Aruba Central, archiving typically moves devices out of the operational inventory in a way that is not easily undone, potentially affecting network visibility, licensing, and configuration management for those devices.
From the tool's definition 'Archive devices from inventory' — archiving removes devices from active inventory, which is typically irreversible or difficult to reverse in network management systems.
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Archive devices from inventory. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the HPE Aruba Networking Central MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the HPE Aruba Networking Central MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for archive_devices: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches HPE Aruba Networking Central MCP Server. Nothing to install.
archive_devices is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the archive_devices rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for archive_devices. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
archive_devices is provided by the HPE Aruba Networking Central MCP Server MCP server (the-otner/aruba-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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