// Applicable only in a federated deployment
var getRemoteInstanceClient = func(r *http.Request, host string) (*miniogo.Core, error) {
	cred := getReqAccessCred(r, globalSite.Region())
	// In a federated deployment, all the instances share config files
	// and hence expected to have same credentials.
	core, err := miniogo.NewCore(host, &miniogo.Options{