Scripting Help - Removing Offline Tape Backups

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I think there are several errors :

$tape.Location -eq "Offline"

$tape.Location return an object and not a property. 

You need to query $tape.Location.type property. Value is none for offline or Slot.

When type = slot you can have the slot number with 

$tape.Location.SlotAddress

$tape.Location.Type -eq "None"

Then the cmdlet Remove-VBRTapeMedium doesn’t have a parameter “TapeMedium” so you need to replace 

Remove-VBRTapeMedium -TapeMedium $tape -Confirm:$false to

Remove-VBRTapeMedium -Medium $tape -Confirm:$false

Then , when you use try / catch, you need to have ErrorAction set to Stop . 

You could use a variable to set it for the entire script or just for the cmdlet on the try block.

This should work (work on my lab) :

# Get all media pools
$mediaPools = Get-VBRTapeMediaPool

foreach ($mediaPool in $mediaPools) {
    Write-Host "Checking media pool: $($mediaPool.Name)"

    # Get all tapes in the media pool
    $tapes = Get-VBRTapeMedium -MediaPool $mediaPool

    foreach ($tape in $tapes) {
        # Check the tape location for "Offline" status
        if ($tape.Location.Type -eq "None") {
            Write-Host "Found offline tape: $($tape.Barcode) in media pool: $($mediaPool.Name)"

            try {
                # Attempt to remove offline tape
                Remove-VBRTapeMedium -Medium $tape -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop
                Write-Host "Removed offline tape: $($tape.Barcode)"
            } catch {
                Write-Host "Failed to remove tape: $($tape.Barcode). Error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
            }
        }
    }
}

Write-Host "Script execution completed."