<p><strong>Serviceescalation - </strong><strong>hostgroup name</strong></p>
<p>This directive is used to specify the <em>short name(s)</em> of the hostgroup(s) that the service escalation should apply to or is associated with. Multiple hostgroups should be separated by commas. The hostgroup_name may be used instead of, or in addition to, the host_name directive.</p>
<p><em>Parameter name:</em> hostgroup_name<br> <em>Required:</em> yes (no, if a host name is defined)</p>