diff --git a/utils/src/quorum.c b/utils/src/quorum.c
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+++ b/utils/src/quorum.c
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+#include "sparse.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "format.h"
+
+#include "quorum.h"
+
+bool quorum_slot_present(struct scoutfs_super_block *super, int i)
+{
+	return super->qconf.slots[i].addr.v4.family == cpu_to_le16(SCOUTFS_AF_IPV4);
+}
diff --git a/utils/src/quorum.h b/utils/src/quorum.h
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+++ b/utils/src/quorum.h
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+#ifndef _QUORUM_H_
+#define _QUORUM_H_
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+bool quorum_slot_present(struct scoutfs_super_block *super, int i);
+
+#endif