14.1 Introduction

A service oriented architecture requires the ability to secure access to the services and processes that participate in the business flow. Chapter 10, "Securing the System" described how services may be secured with Oracle Web Services Manager agents and gateways.

A related requirement is the logging of message traffic throughout the process flow. Key drivers for this include regulatory concerns, compliance, and monitoring of Service Level Agreements (SLAs). If this requirement is not addressed, it becomes difficult to track unauthorized transactions and achieve compliance goals.

Oracle Web Services Manager (Oracle WSM) provides tools to monitor the status and operation of the managed services, enabling an organization to attain operational best practices across its service oriented architecture.

Read this chapter to understand:

• How Oracle Web Services Manager monitors service operation

• The metrics and statistics that are available to a security administrator

• The use of alarms and notifications when processing metrics

• The management features you can use to control access to system features