1739337 - J2EE Engine fails to start: The global connection definition is not available

The J2EE Engine fails to start and you observe the following error messages from the traces/logs:

• In the /usr/sap/<sid>/<instance>/work/std_server.out file:
  
  Service [com.sap.aii.af.svc] start ================= ERROR
  =================
  com.sap.engine.frame.ServiceException: <  Localization failed:
  ResourceBundle='com.sap.engine.frame.ServiceResourceBundle',
  ID='Instantiating the Adapter Framework MS Connection Registration
  service (com.sap.aii.af.service.ms.ConnectionRegistration) failed.
  Reason: java.lang.Exception: The global connection definition is not
  available..', Arguments: []  > 
   
• In the default trace:
  
  2.0##2012 02 27 19:25:34:089#+0530#Error#com.sap.aii.af.service.ms.Servi
  cePropertyReader#
  BC-XI-CON-AFW#com.sap.aii.af.lib#002655F32A34004E0000006900000DBB#501385
  0000023093##com.sap.aii.af.service.ms.ServicePropertyRea
  der.parseConnectionDefinition(String)####466D
  The global connection definition is not available.#

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• SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1
• SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1
• SAP NetWeaver 7.3
• SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.3
• SAP NetWeaver 7.4
• SAP NetWeaver 7.5

SAP NetWeaver 7.1 ; SAP NetWeaver 7.3 ; SAP NetWeaver 7.4 ; SAP NetWeaver 7.5 ; SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1 ; SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.3 ; SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1

Adapter Framework, J2EE Engine, J2EE, Threads, Global Connection, XI services, Start, std_server.out, Default trace, ServicePropertyReader, parseConnectionDefinition, XI AF Core, com.sap.aii.af.svc, messaging.connectionDefinition, name, messageListener, exceptionListener, pollInterval, pollAttempts, Send.maxConsumers, Recv.maxConsumers, Call.maxConsumers, Rqst.maxConsumers, localejbs, AFWListener, AS Java, Config Tool, Process Integration 7.0, PI 7.0, PI 7.01, PI 7.02, Process Integration 7.10, PI 7.10, Process Integration 7.11, PI 7.11, Process Integration 7.30, PI 7.30, Process Integration 7.31, PI 7.31, Process Orchestration 7.4, PI 7.4, PO 7.4, Process Orchestration 7.5, PI 7.5, PO 7.5, XI, AEX, Caused, by, java.lang.Exception, global , KBA , BC-XI-CON-AFW , J2EE Adapter Framework , Problem