return nil, err
		}

		return format, nil
	}

	// Return error when quorum unformatted disks - indicating we are
	// waiting for first server to be online.
	unformattedDisks := quorumUnformattedDisks(sErrs)
	if unformattedDisks && !firstDisk {
		return nil, errNotFirstDisk
	}

	// Return error when quorum unformatted disks but waiting for rest
	// of the servers to be online.

func shouldInitErasureDisks(errs []error) bool {
	return countErrs(errs, errUnformattedDisk) == len(errs)
}

// Check if unformatted disks are equal to 50%+1 of all the drives.
func quorumUnformattedDisks(errs []error) bool {
	return countErrs(errs, errUnformattedDisk) >= (len(errs)/2)+1
}

// loadFormatErasureAll - load all format config from all input disks in parallel.