}

func getS3Client(pc madmin.PeerSite) (*minioClient.Client, error) {
	ep, err := url.Parse(pc.Endpoint)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	if globalBucketTargetSys.isOffline(ep) {
		return nil, RemoteTargetConnectionErr{Endpoint: ep.String(), Err: fmt.Errorf("remote target is offline for endpoint %s", ep.String())}
	}

	return minioClient.New(ep.Host, &minioClient.Options{