objectAPI, _ := validateAdminReq(ctx, w, r, policy.RebalanceAdminAction)
	if objectAPI == nil {
		return
	}

	// Proxy rebalance-status to first pool first node, so that users see a
	// consistent view of rebalance progress even though different rebalancing
	// pools may temporarily have out of date info on the others.
	if ep := globalEndpoints[0].Endpoints[0]; !ep.IsLocal {
		for nodeIdx, proxyEp := range globalProxyEndpoints {