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 Solaris > Patch management tasks > Patches and patch clusters

Patches and patch clusters

The SA Client provides the following capabilities that help you manage Solaris patches and patch clusters:

Viewing patch cluster contents
Viewing patch clusters associated with a patch
Viewing software policies associated with a patch or patch cluster
Viewing patch policies associated with a patch or patch cluster
Viewing patch policies associated with a patch or patch cluster
Deleting a patch or patch cluster

Viewing patch cluster contents

To view the contents of a Solaris patch cluster:

In the navigation pane, select Library > By Type > Patches. The patches organized by operating systems appear in the content pane. Navigate to the desired OS version.
In the content pane, select the Solaris patch cluster.
From the Actions menu, select Open. The Patch Cluster window appears.
In the Views pane, select Contents. The list of patches included in the patch cluster appears in the content pane.
Select a patch in the content pane.
From the Actions menu, select Open to view the patch properties.

Viewing patch clusters associated with a patch

To view the patch clusters that contain the Solaris patch:

In the navigation pane, select Library>By Type>Patches. The patches organized by operating systems appear in the content pane. Navigate to the desired OS version.
In the content pane, select the Solaris patch.
From the Actions menu, select Open. The Patch window appears.
In the Views pane, select Patch Clusters. The list of patch clusters that contain the patch appears in the content pane.
Select a patch cluster in the content pane, and from the Actions menu, select Open to view the properties of the patch cluster.

Viewing software policies associated with a patch or patch cluster

To view the software policies that contain the Solaris patch or patch cluster:

In the navigation pane, select Library > By Type > Patches. The patches organized by operating systems appear in the content pane. Navigate to the desired OS version.
In the content pane, select the Solaris patch or patch cluster.
From the Actions menu, select Open. The Patch or Patch Cluster window appears.
In the Views pane, select Software Policies. The list of software policies that contain the patch or patch cluster as one of the policy items appear in the content pane.
Select a software policy in the content pane, and from the Actions menu, select Open to view the properties of the software policy.

Viewing patch policies associated with a patch or patch cluster

To view patch policies that contain the Solaris patch or patch cluster:

In the navigation pane, select Library > By Type > Patches. The patches organized by operating systems appear in the content pane. Navigate to the desired OS version.
In the content pane, select the Solaris patch.
From the Actions menu, select Open. The Patch or Patch Cluster window appears.
In the Views pane, select Patch Policies. The list of patch policies that contain the patch or patch cluster as one of the policy items appear in the content pane.
Select a software policy in the content pane, and from the Actions menu, select Open to view the properties of the patch policy.

Viewing patch policies associated with a patch or patch cluster

To view patch policies that contain the Solaris patch or patch cluster:

In the navigation pane, select Library>By Type>Patches. The patches organized by operating systems appear in the content pane. Navigate to the desired OS version.
In the content pane, select the Solaris patch.
From the Actions menu, select Open. The Patch or Patch Cluster window appears.
In the Views pane, select Patch Policies. The list of patch policies that contain the patch or patch cluster as one of the policy items appear in the content pane.
Select a software policy in the content pane, and from the Actions menu, select Open to view the properties of the patch policy.

Deleting a patch or patch cluster

When you delete a Solaris patch or patch cluster, it is removed from SA; however, it is not uninstalled from your managed servers. A patch or patch cluster cannot be deleted if it is attached to a patch policy or a software policy.

You must have a set of permissions to delete a patch or patch cluster. To obtain these permissions, contact your SA administrator. See the SA 10.51 Administer section for more information.

To delete a Solaris patch or patch cluster:

In the navigation pane, select Library > By Type > Patches. The patches organized by operating system appear in the content pane. Navigate to the desired OS version.
In the content pane, select a patch or patch cluster to delete.
From the Actions menu, select Delete.

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