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 Unix > Unix patch information

Unix patch information

The SA Client displays detailed information about a patch in several different views. For example, the following figure shows the Properties view of an HP-UX patch. Note that the details about each patch vary depending on the type and OS of patch. To view or edit patch properties, see Viewing and editing Unix patch properties.

Unix patch properties in the SA Client

Patch properties view

Patch properties include the following information. Note that some information is only displayed for certain operating systems and not others.

Version: The version number of the patch.
Status: The vendor’s status for the patch.
Type: The type of Unix patch. Some examples are HP-UX Patch Product, HP-UX Patch Fileset, Solaris Patch, Solaris Cluster, AIX APAR and AIX Update Fileset.
OS: The Unix operating systems that are known to be affected by this patch.
Availability: The status of a patch within Server Automation, which can be one of the following:
- Limited: The patch has been imported into SA but requires additional permissions (Manage Patch: Read & Write) to be installed. This is the default patch availability. For more information on permissions, see the SA 10.50 Administration Guide.
- Available: The patch has been imported into Server Automation, tested, and has been marked available to be installed on managed servers.
- Deprecated: The patch cannot be added to patch policies or set as a patch policy exception but can still be installed.
Object ID: The Server Automation unique ID for the patch.
Dependencies: When present, lists the dependencies on the selected patch. This is only provided for some patch types and some platforms. For more information, see Managing properties.
Install Parameters: When present, lists the actual install settings for the patch and the settings that the patch vendor specifies for the patch. This is only provided for some patch types and some platforms.
Install Scripts: When present, lists scripts that will run on a managed server before or after the patch is installed. This is only provided for some patch types and some platforms.
Uninstall Parameters: When present, lists the actual uninstall settings for the patch and the settings that the patch vendor specifies for the patch. This is only provided for some patch types and some platforms.
Uninstall Scripts: When present, lists scripts that will run on a managed server before or after the patch is uninstalled. This is only provided for some patch types and some platforms.

Contents view

Patch Contents are displayed only for certain types of patch containers such as HP-UX Patch Products, AIX APARs and Solaris Clusters. The Contents view lists all the patches included in the selected patch container.

Depots view—HP-UX only

Patch Depots are only displayed for HP-UX Patch Products. The Depots view displays the HP-UX depots that contain the selected patch product. SA displays HP-UX depots as SA packages.

Patch products view—HP-UX only

Patch Products are only displayed for HP-UX Patch Filesets. The Patch Products view displays the HP-UX patch products that contain the selected HP-UX patch fileset.

Patch clusters view—Solaris only

Patch Clusters are only displayed for Solaris patches. The Patch Clusters view displays the Solaris patch clusters that contain the selected Solaris patch. For more information on Solaris patches, see Patch management for Solaris .

LPPs/APARs view—AIX only

The LPPs/APARs view is only displayed for AIX patches. This view displays the LPPs and APARs that contain the selected patch.

Software policies view

The Software Policies view displays all the software policies that include the selected patch.

Patch policies view

The Patch Policies view displays all the patch policies that include the selected patch. The Patch Policies view is only displayed for some platforms.

Servers view

The Servers view displays all the servers where the selected patch is installed.

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