Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

Server Automation10.50

Use > Server patching > Patch management for Windows > Patch management tasks > Patch dependencies and supersedence

Patch dependencies and supersedence

Patch metadata identifies all known dependency and supersedence relationships between patches and Windows products, and between patches and other patches.

In HPE Server Automation:

Dependency relationships identify Windows products that must already exist on a server before you can install a certain patch.
Supersedence relationships identify patches that supersede or are superseded by other patches. In Windows Patch Management, supersedes means that one patch replaces another and superseded by means that the patch you are installing is replaced by another patch.

Note
In HPE Server Automation, Windows patch management does not detect whether two patches are mutually exclusive—which is when either one can be installed but not both. Subsequently, Patch Management does not prevent you from installing both patches on a server. This means that you may be able to install both a superseded patch and a superseding patch on a server.

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