// dns entry for the server (rather than the bucket
		// itself).
		if srvRecord.Key == "" {
			continue
		}

		srvRecord.Key = msgUnPath(srvRecord.Key)
		srvRecords = append(srvRecords, srvRecord)

	}
	sort.Slice(srvRecords, func(i int, j int) bool {
		return srvRecords[i].Key < srvRecords[j].Key
	})
	return srvRecords, nil
}

func getHostsSlice(records []dns.SrvRecord) []string {
	hosts := make([]string, len(records))
	for i, r := range records {
		hosts[i] = net.JoinHostPort(r.Host, string(r.Port))
	}
	return hosts
}

// returns an online host (and corresponding port) from a slice of DNS records
func getHostFromSrv(records []dns.SrvRecord) (host string) {
	hosts := getHostsSlice(records)

	if isMaxObjectSize(length) {
		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrEntityTooLarge), r.URL)
		return
	}

	if isRemoteCopyRequired(ctx, srcBucket, dstBucket, objectAPI) {
		var dstRecords []dns.SrvRecord
		dstRecords, err = globalDNSConfig.Get(dstBucket)
		if err != nil {
			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, err), r.URL)
			return
		}

		return
	}

	remoteCallRequired := isRemoteCopyRequired(ctx, srcBucket, dstBucket, objectAPI)

	var objInfo ObjectInfo
	var os *objSweeper
	if remoteCallRequired {
		var dstRecords []dns.SrvRecord
		dstRecords, err = globalDNSConfig.Get(dstBucket)
		if err != nil {
			writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, err), r.URL)
			return
		}