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 Unix > Patch management for specific Unix operating systems

Patch management for specific Unix operating systems

The types of patches and their underlying technologies can vary according to the vendor of the operating system. This section discusses the vendor-specific details for Unix patch management in Server Automation.

Supported Unix versions and patch types

SA supports all of the operating system versions that Server Automation supports, except for Linux.

Linux does not support patches in the ordinary sense. The packages are not patchable. Instead, new versions of the RPM are delivered. Linux systems that Server Automation manages are therefore not viewable through the patch interfaces. New Linux packages and updates should be managed and applied though the software policy. See the SA 10.51 Use section for information about importing and installing RPMs using a software policy.

To see the Unix versions and patch types that SA supports.

In the SA Client, select the Library tab.
Select the By Type tab.
Locate and open the Patches node. This displays all the operating systems on which SA supports patches.
Select an operating system and open the node for that operating system. This displays all the versions of that operating system that SA supports.

Underlying technologies for patch management on Unix

Although the utilities vary, Server Automation enables you to perform patching tasks by using a single interface. Server Automation models the way it treats patches by the way the underlying utility treats patches. For example, if the Solaris patchadd utility is not able to install one patch contained in a patch cluster, the Solaris utility continues to install the remaining patches in the patch cluster. Server Automation respects this behavior and allows that patch installation operation to continue. Any patches that are not installed are reported at the end of the installation operation.

The following table shows the patch management and installation tools that are used for each of the supported Unix systems.

Supporting Technologies for Patch Management on Unix
Solaris	AIX	HP-UX
Patchadd installs Solaris patches	Installp installs and uninstalls filesets	Swlist lists patch products, files, products, and filesets
Patchrm uninstalls Solaris patches	Lslpp lists installed LPPs	Swinstall installs a depot
Showrev lists installed Solaris patches	Instfix lists installed APARs	Swremove removes a depot
Pkgadd installs Solaris packages
Pkginfo lists installed Solaris packages

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