for _, endpoint := range endpoints.Endpoints {
			if endpoint.IsLocal && endpoint.Type() == URLEndpointType {
				return endpoint.Host
			}
		}
	}

	return net.JoinHostPort(globalMinioHost, globalMinioPort)
}

// fetches a random number between range min-max.
func getRandomRange(minN, maxN int, seed int64) int {
	// special value -1 means no explicit seeding.
	if seed == -1 {