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 Automation10.51

Use > Server patching > Patch management for Windows > Patch management administration > Find servers that require a reboot

Find servers that require a reboot

The following are typical use cases where a Reboot Pending server state occurs:

When a Windows patch or package is installed or uninstalled and a reboot is not performed, the server is marked as needing a reboot.
When a Windows package is installed or uninstalled and the SA metadata for the package indicates that a reboot is required, but no reboot is performed, the server is marked as needing a reboot.

Note
When a server has a state of Reboot Pending, a subsequent install or uninstall patch action might fail. Before performing any subsequent patch install or uninstall actions on the server or group of servers (device group), you must first reboot the server.

In SA, you can easily determine whether an individual managed server requires a reboot by reviewing its properties or by filtering the list of managed servers. You can also use the SA Client Search feature to find all managed servers and device groups in your data center that require a reboot.

Reboot required for a single managed server

Review the managed server’s properties to determine whether it requires a reboot.

To find this information:

In the All Managed Servers pane, select a server and then select Properties in the View drop-down list.
In the bottom Properties pane, review the Reboot Required field. A Yes value means that this server requires a reboot.
With the server selected, right-click and then select Reboot Server to manually reboot or schedule a reboot for the server, using the Reboot Server wizard. See "Rebooting a Server" in the SA 10.51 Use section.

Reboot required for all managed servers

You can easily filter the All Managed Servers pane to determine which servers require a reboot.

To find this information:

In the All Managed Servers pane, use the search tool to select Reboot Required.
A Yes value in the Reboot Required column means that this server requires a reboot.

Use the column selector to make sure you have this column set to show.
With one or more servers selected, right-click and then select Reboot Server to manually reboot or schedule a reboot for the server(s), using the Reboot Server wizard. See "Rebooting a Server" in the SA 10.51 Use section.

Reboot required for multiple servers and device groups

Use the SA Client Search feature to find all servers that have had a patch or package installed, that require a reboot. This information allows you to schedule reboots for these servers and device groups.

To find servers and device groups that require a reboot:

In the Advanced Search window, in the Where field, select Reboot Required.
Keep Equals as the default operator.
In the Select Values dialog, in Available, select Yes and click the plus (+) arrow to move this setting to Selected.
Click OK to save your Select Values settings.
In the Advanced Search window, click Search to display a list of servers that require a reboot. For each server in this list, the Reboot Required column displays Yes.
Select one or more servers in this list.
Right-click and then select Reboot Server to manually reboot or schedule a reboot for one or more servers or device groups, using the Reboot Server wizard. See "Rebooting a Server" in the SA 10.51 Use section.

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