HOSTGROUP(5)               Grid Engine File Formats               HOSTGROUP(5)



[1mNAME[0m
       hostgroup - host group entry file format

[1mDESCRIPTION[0m
       A  host  group entry is used to merge host names to groups.  Each  host
       group  entry  file defines one group. Inside a  group  definition  file
       you  can also reference to groups. These groups are called subgroups. A
       subgroup is referenced by the sign "@" as first character of the  name.

       A  list of currently configured host group entries can be displayed via
       the [4mqconf[24m(1) [1m-shgrpl [22moption. The contents of each enlisted  host  group
       entry  can be shown via the [1m-shgrp [22mswitch. The output follows the [4mhost-[0m
       [4mgroup[24m format description. New host group entries  can  be  created  and
       existing  can  be  modified  via  the [1m-ahgrp[22m, [1m-mhgrp[22m, [1m-dhgrp [22mand [1m-?attr[0m
       options to [4mqconf[24m(1).

[1mFORMAT[0m
       A host group entry contains following parameters:

       [1mgroup_name keyword[0m
              The group_name keyword defines the host group name.  Host  group
              names have to begin with a '@' character.


       [1mhostlist[0m
              The  name  of  all hosts and host groups which are now member of
              the group specified with [1mgroup_name[22m.  If The first character  of
              the hostname is a "@" sign the name is used to reference a [4mhost-[0m
              [4mgroup[24m(5) which is taken as sub group of this group. Default  for
              this parameter is NONE



[1mEXAMPLE[0m
       This is a typical host group entry:


       group_name @bigMachines

       hostlist @solaris64 @solaris32 fangorn balrog


       The  entry  will  define  a new host group called [1m@bigMachines[22m. In this
       host group are the host [1mfangorn[22m, [1mbalrog [22mand all  members  of  the  host
       groups [1m@solaris64 [22mand [1m@solaris32[22m.



[1mSEE ALSO[0m
       [4mqconf[24m(1)

[1mCOPYRIGHT[0m
       See [4msge_intro[24m(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions.



GE 6.0                   $Date: 2004/08/18 12:11:31 $             HOSTGROUP(5)
