text: **2.3.2 Starting and connecting to the new instance**
  
  After the instance is created, you can start the new instance and connect to it. 
  
  **Starting and stopping arssockd**
  To start the instance manually, run the following command and include the instance name 
  after the**arssockd**command: 
  
  /opt/IBM/ondemand/V9.5/bin/arssockd -I ondmd950 -Sv 
  
  Run the**ps**command to verify that the instance is started: 
  
  ps -ef | grep ars 
  
  If more than one instance is running, you see more than one**arssockd**process in the display. 
  The instance other than the default instance archive has a -instancename after**arssockd**for 
  identification: 
  
  OnDemand95 65864128 1 0 Jun 11 - 0:00 arssockd-ondmd950: 