diff --git a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
index 2877c34c9..dd9f4446a 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
@@ -359,7 +359,11 @@ func (p *poolMeta) validate(pools []*erasureSets) (bool, error) {
 			}
 		}
 		if !ok {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("pool(%s) = %s is not specified, please specify on server command line", humanize.Ordinal(pi.position+1), k)
+			if globalIsErasureSD {
+				update = true
+			} else {
+				return false, fmt.Errorf("pool(%s) = %s is not specified, please specify on server command line", humanize.Ordinal(pi.position+1), k)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -374,9 +378,13 @@ func (p *poolMeta) validate(pools []*erasureSets) (bool, error) {
 				}
 			}
 			if !ok {
-				return false, fmt.Errorf("pool(%s) = %s is not specified, please specify on server command line", humanize.Ordinal(pi.position+1), k)
+				if globalIsErasureSD {
+					update = true
+				} else {
+					return false, fmt.Errorf("pool(%s) = %s is not specified, please specify on server command line", humanize.Ordinal(pi.position+1), k)
+				}
 			}
-			if pos != pi.position {
+			if ok && pos != pi.position {
 				return false, fmt.Errorf("pool order change detected for %s, expected position is (%s) but found (%s)", k, humanize.Ordinal(pi.position+1), humanize.Ordinal(pos+1))
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/format-erasure.go b/cmd/format-erasure.go
index 1a3fc41d1..340565535 100644
--- a/cmd/format-erasure.go
+++ b/cmd/format-erasure.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func formatGetBackendErasureVersion(b []byte) (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf(`format.Version expected: %s, got: %s`, formatMetaVersionV1, meta.Version)
 	}
 	if meta.Format != formatBackendErasure && meta.Format != formatBackendErasureSingle {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf(`found backend type %s, expected %s or %s`, meta.Format, formatBackendErasure, formatBackendErasureSingle)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf(`found backend type %s, expected %s or %s - to migrate to a supported backend visit https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/operations/install-deploy-manage/migrate-fs-gateway.html`, meta.Format, formatBackendErasure, formatBackendErasureSingle)
 	}
 	// Erasure backend found, proceed to detect version.
 	format := &formatErasureVersionDetect{}