ERROR
When accessing a Web service endpoint or attempting to make an Internet connection to the ArcGIS Server Map services for the Java platform, the following error message is displayed:
"HTTP Status 503 - Web services handler not initialized"
The Java Web service handler is unable to connect to the ArcGIS Server Object Manager (SOM) process.
UNIX/Linux Platform:
After completing the above steps for the corresponding platform, launch a new Web browser session and access the following URL:
http://[host_name]:8399/arcgis/services?wsdl
This URL returns an XML document indicating that the Web services handler is now working properly.
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