# metalcloud-cli network-device archive

Archive a network device (soft delete with history preservation)

## Synopsis

Archive a network device, which performs a soft delete operation while
preserving the device's operational history and configuration for audit purposes.

Archived devices are no longer active in the infrastructure but their data
is retained for compliance and historical analysis.

Arguments:
  network_device_id   The unique identifier of the network device to archive

Examples:
  ## Archive network device
  metalcloud-cli network-device archive 12345

```
metalcloud-cli network-device archive <network_device_id> [flags]
```

### Options

```
  -h, --help   help for archive
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -k, --api_key string         MetalCloud API key
  -c, --config string          Config file path
  -d, --debug                  Set to enable debug logging
  -e, --endpoint string        MetalCloud API endpoint
  -f, --format string          Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
  -i, --insecure_skip_verify   Set to allow insecure transport
  -l, --log_file string        Log file path
  -v, --verbosity string       Log level verbosity (default "INFO")
```

### SEE ALSO

* [metalcloud-cli network-device](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_network-device.md)	 - Manage network devices (switches) in the infrastructure

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