need advice on 4 processor RAID server install

[nephish]

lo there all.

We are about to get our new server for the company website. The server we are getting has 6 drives that we intend to set up as a RAID 5 ( i think this part is being done at the factory where we are getting the machine ) . It has a raid card that i have checked to be compatable with linux. The machine has 4 processors. So, what i need to know is. When i go to load ubuntu on this device, i see where it asks if i want to set up a software RAID ( i dont think i want to because i have a RAID card ). What do i need to do to make sure that ubuntu will see the RAID setup via RAID card, and what do i need to do to make sure ubuntu will see and make use of all 4 processors ?

thanks for any tips, advice, gotcha warnings, or links to good how-tos.

[psusi]

Assuming the kernel already contains a driver for the raid card, and that it is, in fact, a hardware raid card, then you shouldn't have to do anything abnormal. It will appear as one big hard disk.

[nephish]

ok, so do i need to do anything special to have the 4 processors recognized ?

[psusi]

ok, so do i need to do anything special to have the 4 processors recognized ?

Nope...

[nephish]

well, ok, thanks !