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Support for Unix patch testing and installation standardization

With SA you can minimize the risk of rolling out patches. First, when a patch is uploaded into the SA Library, its status is marked as untested and only administrators with special privileges can install it.

The patch administrator then defines patch installation and uninstallation options and tests the patch. Only after the patch is tested and the patch administrator marks it as available for use can other administrators install the patch.

SA allows you to standardize the way that patches are installed and uninstalled, thereby preventing ad-hoc installation procedures. Patch administrators standardize patch installation by providing pre-install and post-install scripts, install and uninstall flags, reboot instructions, and how to handle error codes from the pre-install and post-install scripts.