HOSTGROUP(5)

NAME
hostgroup - host group entry file format

DESCRIPTION

A host group entry is used to merge host names to groups. Each host group entry file defines one group. A group is referenced by the sign "@" as first character of the name. At this point of implementation you can use host groups in the configuration. Inside a group definition file you can also reference to groups. This groups are called subgroups.

Each line in the host group entry file specifies a host name or a group which belongs to this group.

A list of currently configured host group entries can be displayed via the -shgrpl option. The contents of each enlisted host group entry can be shown via the -shgrp switch. The output follows the hostgroup format description. New host group entries can be created and existing can be modified via the -ahgrp, -mhgrp and -dhgrp options to

FORMAT
A host group entry contains at least two parameters:

group_name keyword
    The group_name keyword defines the host group name. The rest of the textline after the keyword "group_name" will be taken as host group name value.

hostname
    The name of the host which is now member of the group specified with group_name. If The first character of the hostname is a "@" sign the name is used to reference a which is taken as sub group of this group.

EXAMPLE
This is a typical host group entry:

group_name bigMachines

@calculate

speedhost

The entry will define a new host group called bigMachines. In this host group is the host speedhost and all members of the host group calculate.

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