The ProLiant 6500 was designed to meet the needs of the data center for a server which uses space efficiently without compromising performance or high-availability. External Storage - Using Compaq ProLiant F100 or S100 cluster kits, the ProLiant 6500 can be configured with either Compaq Fibre Channel Storage Systems or ProLiant SCSI Storage Systems, providing configuration flexibility and a choice of storage technologies to users. Processor Pentium III Xeon 500 MHz with 512K, 1M, or 2M L2 cache. KeyLock system locks PCI Hot Plug and Hot Plug fan access doors and power supplies. Tower Conversion Kit offers keyed-alike lockable bezel.
Power Supplies are load sharing and intelligent.
Power Down Option with NT offers delayed power off and graceful power down. ProLiant 6500 Software Compaq SmartStart and Insight Manager are shipped standard with all Compaq servers.