Local (DCOM) connections are only supported for ArcGIS Server versions prior to 10.1.
About Globe services
ArcGIS for Server for .NET includes a GlobeServer service type that provides the ability to perform the following tasks:
- Create a GlobeServer server object that serves globe layers (data tiles) to client applications, such as the ArcGIS for Desktop ArcGlobe application or the ArcGIS Engine Globe control.
- Publish a GlobeServer server object as an ArcGIS web service that can be consumed by a client application, such as ArcGlobe, Globe control, or ArcReader. ArcReader is a freely distributable ArcGIS web service client application that is included with ArcGIS for Server for .NET.
- Include the capabilities of over x-terrain management and analysis geoprocessing tools—that are part of the ArcGIS 3D Analyst extension—in your application.
The GlobeServer server object cannot render a two-dimensional (2D) snapshot on-the-fly. Likewise, ArcGIS 3D Analyst libraries can be utilized via ArcObjects in a server context but do not support three-dimensional (3D) rendering on the server. 3D rendering requires an active window to utilize OpenGL, which is not practical in a server environment.
GlobeServer enables you to use ArcGIS for Server to share globe layers over the Internet with users of ArcGIS Explorer, ArcReader, and the ArcGlobe desktop application, as well as applications built using the ArcGIS Engine Globe control. The source data for globe layers and the process of reading that data and sending it to the client is handled inside the geographic information system (GIS) server.
GlobeServer and its related objects reside in the esriGlobeCore library. These objects are used to manipulate the globe display, globe layers, globe viewer, and globe camera—they are not to be used directly by ArcGIS for Server developers.