if err := parseJSONBody(ctx, r.Body, &joinArg, cred.SecretKey); err != nil {
		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, toAdminAPIErr(ctx, err), r.URL)
		return
	}

	if err := globalSiteReplicationSys.PeerJoinReq(ctx, joinArg); err != nil {
		adminLogIf(ctx, err)
		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, toAdminAPIErr(ctx, err), r.URL)
		return
	}
}

	}

	if err := c.syncToAllPeers(ctx, opts); err != nil {
		result.InitialSyncErrorMessage = err.Error()
	}

	return result, nil
}

// PeerJoinReq - internal API handler to respond to a peer cluster's request to join.
func (c *SiteReplicationSys) PeerJoinReq(ctx context.Context, arg madmin.SRPeerJoinReq) error {
	var ourName string
	for d, p := range arg.Peers {
		if d == globalDeploymentID() {
			ourName = p.Name