[LU-17217] Allow server to control/deny client connections

• Type: Improvement
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Priority: Minor
• Severity: 3
• Assignee: Tim Day
• Reporter: Tim Day

Description

Servers should be able to selectively allow client connections based on policies defined by Lustre admins. Policies could be defined on a wide range of client properties, depending on what proves to be most useful.

Issue Links

• is related to: LU-15177 cs_update live batch update hung waiting for MDT recovery to complete
• is related to: LU-13078 mgs trigger umount of clients
• is related to: LU-14288 Enhance nodemap ranges to work better with IPv6
• is related to: LU-12515 Provide an interface to set OST/client into readonly mode
• is related to: LU-17435 improved reliability in the face of intermittent network errors
• is related to: LU-17431 dynamically configurable nodemap