if !reflect.DeepEqual(s.format, refFormat) {
		// Format is corrupted and unrecognized by the running instance.
		healingLogIf(ctx, fmt.Errorf("Unable to heal the newly replaced drives due to format.json inconsistencies, please engage MinIO support for further assistance: %w",
			errCorruptedFormat))
		return res, errCorruptedFormat
	}

	formatOpID := mustGetUUID()