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 process > Step 3 - Run compliance scans > Ways to start a patch compliance scan

Ways to start a patch compliance scan

You can start a patch compliance scan in the following ways:

Immediately, by selecting servers or groups and then selecting a menu item.

See Start a patch compliance scan immediately.
Periodically, by setting up a schedule.

See Schedule a patch compliance scan. By default, the scans are not scheduled.
As a result of another task.

SA performs a patch compliance scan on a managed server at the end of the tasks described in the following sections:
Patch installation for Windows
Uninstall a Windows patch
Deploy patches/Remediate servers