> On 04/04/2009 04:52, Kevin Keane wrote:
>> No, it's documented behavior. The numbers are actually the media IDs -
>> basically, the database primary key. If you deleted these volumes from
>> bacula completely, the numbering would start at 0005.
>>
> Documented where, exactly?  I see no reference to this in the Director
> configuration documentation.
>
>> The reason for this scheme is to ensure that there are no collisions.
>>

This happened as a result of a bugfix. I am not sure of the exact
conditions that could lead to the bug but I believe deleting a volume
could cause 2 volumes to have the same label. There were long
discussions on the lists a few years back on how to fix this bug and
the current method was what was chosen by the developers.

John

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