},
				Erasure: struct {
					Version          string     `json:"version"`
					This             string     `json:"this"`
					Sets             [][]string `json:"sets"`
					DistributionAlgo string     `json:"distributionAlgo"`
				}{
					Version: "2",
				},
			},
			false,
		},
		// Invalid Erasure format "Unknown".
		{
			&formatErasureV3{
				formatMetaV1: formatMetaV1{

		Sets [][]string `json:"sets"`
		// Distribution algorithm represents the hashing algorithm
		// to pick the right set index for an object.
		DistributionAlgo string `json:"distributionAlgo"`
	} `json:"xl"`
}

// formatErasureV3 struct is same as formatErasureV2 struct except that formatErasureV3.Erasure.Version is "3" indicating

		endpointStrings:    endpointStrings,
		setCount:           setCount,
		setDriveCount:      setDriveCount,
		defaultParityCount: defaultParityCount,
		format:             format,
		distributionAlgo:   format.Erasure.DistributionAlgo,
		deploymentID:       uuid.MustParse(format.ID),
		poolIndex:          poolIdx,
	}

	mutex := newNSLock(globalIsDistErasure)

	for i := range setCount {