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 > Patch uninstallation > Uninstallation flags

Uninstallation flags

You can specify uninstallation flags that are applied whenever a Windows patch is uninstalled. However, SA also uses default uninstallation flags and requires that patches are uninstalled with these flags. You must therefore be certain that you do not specify any uninstallation flags that override or contradict the default flags passed by HPE Server Automation.

Some Windows hotfixes do not support the -z flag, some do not support the -q flag, and some do not support either. In such cases, you must use a special expression: /-z or /-q or /-z -q respectively, to prevent HPE Server Automation from passing in the -z or ‑q or -z -q flag. By default, HPE Server Automation adds /z /q to the command line arguments when uninstalling patches. To override this, specify /-z /-q. For example, if you prefer to not suppress the reboot, specify /-z.

The following table lists the default uninstallation flags used in SA.

Default uninstallation flags
Windows patch types	Flags
Windows Hotfix	-q -z
Security Rollup Package	-q -z
Windows OS Service Pack	Not uninstallable

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