return nil, errors.New("deployment ID missing from disk format, unable to start the server")
	}

	return format, nil
}

// Format disks before initialization of object layer.
func waitForFormatErasure(firstDisk bool, endpoints Endpoints, poolCount, setCount, setDriveCount int, deploymentID string) (storageDisks []StorageAPI, format *formatErasureV3, err error) {
	if len(endpoints) == 0 || setCount == 0 || setDriveCount == 0 {