single to a dual processor system?

[Jay Cliburn]

On Sun, 2006-06-11 at 10:47 -0400, Jeffrey Ross wrote:
> What is involved in converting from a single to a dual processor system 
> software wise in FC5?  Will the software automatically recognize the 
> processor or will I have to modify the system somehow?  Or is it just 
> easier to install on a dual processor system and let the initial install 
> deal with the processor configuration?

64-bit FC5 already uses the SMP kernel, even if the machine is
uniprocessor.  Run "uname -rv" and see if "SMP" shows up in the output.
(If you're running x86_64, it will.)  If so, simply install the dual
core CPU and reboot.  It should work without further intervention on
your part.