}
	deploymentIDsSet := set.NewStringSet()
	localHasBuckets := false
	nonLocalPeerWithBuckets := ""
	selfIdx := -1
	for i, v := range sites {
		// deploymentIDs must be unique
		if deploymentIDsSet.Contains(v.DeploymentID) {
			return madmin.ReplicateAddStatus{}, errSRDuplicateSites
		}
		deploymentIDsSet.Add(v.DeploymentID)

		if v.self {
			selfIdx = i
			localHasBuckets = !v.Empty
			continue
		}