# BEA AquaLogic® SOA Management 2.6 BEA AquaLogic® SOA Management (ALSM) enforces management policy for your SOA-based system. ALSM runs in the execution environment of your SOA system and manages its behavior by applying management policies to the manageable objects of the system. Using ALSM, organizations can better understand system behavior and implement policies that automate performance management, remedy exceptional conditions, and uphold security at the end-points where enforcement mechanisms may not already exist.
Release Notes [PDF] Supported Configurations Introduction to AquaLogic SOA Management Describes the basic concepts and features of ALSM Installing AquaLogic SOA Management [PDF] How to install and configure ALSM on WebLogic Server 8.1.4 (and higher) and 9.2 MP1 More About Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Please access the ALSM online help from your product installation for complete ALSM documentation, including updated information about how to use the Proxy Agent with ALSM 2.6.