[Xymon] [Newbie] Smaller, lighter Xymon based program?

Hi guys,

I'm very new to this Xymon-land, spent some time to install and configure Xymon on my virtual machine runs CentOS 6.3

Here's my thought, since I have very limited skill in this monitoring field, my target is only to have a program which can test the 'ping' only.

Is that doable if I can use Xymon and disable some of the functions? Has anyone ever think about this before? Maybe some hint or guides, thanks!

Btw, I'm working on this as my school project, hopefully I didn't break/offend anyone's work and copyright, if so, please let me know.

Many thanks :D

-- Best, James