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+## Special Notes about patch targets
+
+`leviathan`, `salamander`, and `gnome` are all AMP Instance Manager Production targets and are active production pieces.
+
+The aim is not to reboot these unless ABSOLUTELY necessary, which after about a month, they -should- be rebooted anyway. If it's that time of the month (har har), notify `adupree`.
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 ## If Something Goes Wrong
 
 - **Minion stops responding mid-run:** SSH directly to the host and check `sudo systemctl status salt-minion`. Restart it with `sudo systemctl restart salt-minion`, then re-run.