# Install patches from SMT server-side

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/install-patches-from-smt-server-side/24782>\
**Category:** SLES Updates\
**Created:** [November 20, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/install-patches-from-smt-server-side/24782 "2013-11-20T13:30:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![sysengPS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@sysengPS](https://forums.suse.com/u/sysengPS)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/install-patches-from-smt-server-side/24782/1 "2013-11-20T13:30:39Z")

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Is it possible to write a job to inform me what patches/updates are needed on a client at any given time? Is the patchstatus job type smart enough to do this, or will it only tell me if patches are needed?  
If that’s the case, can I create a job to run updates on particular software once I know what software is required? For instance, will the following work:

smt-job --create -t update slessp2-bind -g 12345

Thanks for any advice you can give.