HOST_GROUP defines a group of hosts for use in INCLUDE, INCLUDEALL, INCLUDE_ENTITLEMENT, EXCLUDE, EXCLUDEALL, EXCLUDE_ENTITLEMENT, and RESERVE option lines. Multiple HOST_GROUP lines add all the specified hosts into the group.
Usage:
HOST_GROUP group_name host_list
Term | Description |
group_name | Name of the group being defined. Host group names are case sensitive. |
host_list | List of host names in that group. Names are case sensitive. |
Example:
To define the host group Pacific consisting of tokyo, seattle, and auckland, this is the option line:
HOST_GROUP Pacific tokyo seattle auckland
Anywhere a host name can be used in an options file, an IP address can be used instead.