The equivalent validation and service check for Axis 1.4 is performed by invoking the "services" page via your web services application root context and application server port configuration. For instance, this URL might look like: http://localhost:9099/CuramWS/services. This page generates a page entitled "And now... Some Services" that lists your services and their operations. For each service there is a link to generate and view its WSDL. This verifies your deployed service(s) and it should now be available for invocation.