return BucketRemoteTargetNotVersioned{Bucket: tgt.TargetBucket}
		}
	}

	// Check if target is a MinIO server and alive
	hcCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 3*time.Second)
	scheme := "http"
	if tgt.Secure {
		scheme = "https"
	}
	result := <-sys.hcClient.Alive(hcCtx, madmin.AliveOpts{}, madmin.ServerProperties{
		Endpoint: tgt.Endpoint,
		Scheme:   scheme,
	})

	cancel()