Implementation of Scheduling feature in Neutron Firewall Rules

Registered by Reedip

Currently, openstack firewalls lack scheduling feature which is very much existent in the external firewalls.This blue print attempts to implement firewall scheduling based on the underlying rules which govern the firewalls.

Impact of this change would be on :
* User Level : Neutron Client, Horizon
   A new option would be specified in the python-neutronclient as well as a new option in Horizon during the Firewall Rule creation. This would specify the duration for which a firewall would remain active.
* Server Level: Introduction of new options in REST API
* Linux Level : Introduction of date/time in iptables

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
None
Priority:
Undefined
Drafter:
Reedip
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
None
Definition:
Obsolete
Series goal:
None
Implementation:
Unknown
Milestone target:
None
Completed by
Armando Migliaccio

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Familiarize yourself with the process of submitting feature requests to Neutron:

- http://docs.openstack.org/developer/neutron/policies/blueprints.html
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/235640/

Launchpad BP creation is a responsibility of the Neutron Drivers team.

>> DidnĀ“t know that. Would move forward with the approach given in the Neutron Policies.Thanks for the information.

Gerrit topic: https://review.openstack.org/#q,topic:bp/firewall-rule-scheduling,n,z

Addressed by: https://review.openstack.org/236840
    Spec for Firewall Rule Scheduling

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