Lenovo ThinkServer RS140

The Lenovo ThinkServer RS140 is the ideal right-sized, value-priced, single-socket 1U rack solution for small and medium businesses that need optimized performance and flexibility for future growth. With support for a memory capacity of 32 GB and internal storage of 12 TB, the RS140 is ideal for small- to medium-sized business, workgroups, distributed locations, and webscale workloads.

The RS140 offers a wide range of processors - from Intel Core i3 to Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3. Also, it features integrated NICs and an additional PCIe expansion slot for advanced RAID protection, network scalability, or SSD acceleration.

Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) built into the RS140 offers easy-to-use, industry-standard management tools for remote diagnostics, updates, and repairs.

The following figure shows the Lenovo ThinkServer RS140.

Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkServer RS140

The RS140 runs a wide range of operating systems, including client OS capability for retail applications.

The RS140 is among the quietest server models in the industry.

The RS140 has just a 16.2-inch (411 mm) deep chassis and supports 4-post and 2-post racks, giving you more flexibility with your business footprint.

The ThinkServer RS140 server is a compact, cost-effective, single-processor 1U rack server that has been optimized to provide enterprise-class features to small-to-medium-sized businesses, retail stores, or distributed enterprises.

Scalability and performance

The RS140 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability, and reduce costs:

• The Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 v3 improves productivity by offering affordable single-socket system performance with 4-core processors with up to 3.7 GHz core speeds and up to 8 MB cache.
• Choice of processors with up to four cores to enable the effective use of multithreaded applications.
• Intelligent and adaptive system performance with Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 allows processor cores to run at maximum speeds during peak workloads by temporarily going beyond processor thermal design power (TDP).
• Intel Hyper-Threading Technology boosts performance for multithreaded applications by enabling simultaneous multithreading within each processor core, up to two threads per core.
• Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware-level virtualization hooks that allow operating system vendors to better use the hardware for virtualization workloads.
• Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) significantly improve floating point performance for compute-intensive technical and scientific applications.
• Up to four 1600 MHz DDR3 ECC UDIMMs provide speed, availability, and a capacity of up to 32 GB.
• The server offers PCI Express 3.0 I/O expansion capabilities that increase the theoretical maximum bandwidth by almost 100% (8 GTps per link using 128b/130b encoding) compared to the PCI Express 2.0 (5 GTps per link using 8b/10b encoding).
• With Intel Integrated I/O Technology, the PCI Express 3.0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 v3 product family. Such integration reduces I/O latency and increases overall system performance.
• Four 2.5-inch non-hot-swap drive bays or two 3.5-inch non-hot-swap (NHS) drive bays provide sufficient internal storage capacity in a compact 1U form factor.
• The use of solid-state drives (SSDs) instead of, or along with, traditional spinning drives (hard disk drives or HDDs) can significantly improve I/O performance.

Availability and serviceability

The RS140 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:

• The RS140 supports UDIMM memory with ECC protection which provides error correction not available in PC-class "servers" that use parity memory. Avoiding system crashes (and data loss) due to soft memory errors means greater system uptime.
• Tool-less cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts, such as memory and adapter cards.
• A choice of affordable onboard SATA RAID or advanced hardware RAID redundancy offers data protection and greater system uptime.
• The use of SSDs can provide better reliability than the use of traditional HDDs, for greater uptime.
• Built-in Active Management Technology continuously monitors system parameters, sends alerts, and enables administrators to perform remote recovery actions to minimize downtime.
• The ThinkServer EasyUpdate firmware update tool enables you to keep your server firmware up-to-date and helps you avoid unnecessary server outages.
• The ThinkServer Diagnostics software speeds up troubleshooting tasks to reduce service time.
• One-year or three-year customer-replaceable unit (CRU) and onsite limited warranty with next business day response. Optional service upgrades are available.

Manageability and security

Powerful systems management features simplify local and remote management of the RS140:

• Active Management Technology (available with Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 processors) monitors server availability and enables administrators to perform remote management.
• An integrated industry-standard Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) enables improved setup, configuration, and updates, and simplifies error handling.
• The ThinkServer EasyStartup tool simplifies the process of configuring RAID and installing supported Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems, VMware hypervisors, and device drivers on a ThinkServer system.
• Integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM) support enables advanced cryptographic functionality, such as digital signatures and remote attestation.
• Industry-standard Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (AES-NI) support improves the speed and strength of encryption.
• Intel Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting operating system.
• Intel Trusted Execution Technology provides enhanced security through hardware-based resistance to malicious software attacks. This enables an application to run in its own isolated space, protected from all other software running on a system.

Energy efficiency

The RS140 offers the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs, increase energy availability, and contribute to a green environment:

• Energy-efficient planar components help lower operational costs.
• 80 PLUS Gold-certified power supply enables greater energy savings while providing flexibility to meet your business needs.
• Intelligent Cooling Engine (ICE) actively monitors component temperatures in real-time and optimally adjusts the speeds of the fans to keep the system cooler and quieter.
• The ThinkServer Power Planner tool provides information about the power consumption and electric current calculation for the different configurations of servers and other devices, which helps plan deployment of servers and devices in an efficient way.
• The Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 v3 product family offers better performance than the previous generation, while fitting into similar TDP limits.
• Intel Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed, to reduce power draw.
• The use of SSDs can help lower power consumption compared to traditional spinning 2.5-inch HDDs.

The following figure shows the front of the RS140.

Figure 2. RS140 front view

Figure 3. RS140 rear view

The following figure shows the internal components of the RS140.

Figure 4. RS140 internal view (with 3.5-inch drives)

The following table lists the system specifications.

The following table (Parts 1, 2, and 3) lists TopSeller models of the RS140.

§ Wty = Warranty, Yr = Year.
† Ships with the Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation preload.
* Ships with the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essential preload.
‡ Ships with the Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard preload.
** The slot is occupied by the RAID controller.

§ Wty = Warranty, Yr = Year.
** The slot is occupied by the RAID controller.

# The letters "xx" in the model number represent one of the following region codes: RU (Russia), FR (France), GE (Germany), IT (Italy), MB (Belgium), MD (Denmark), ND (Netherlands), SP (Spain), UK (United Kingdom).
§ Wty = Warranty, Yr = Year.
† Ships with the 1.8 m C13 - C14 rack power cord.
‡ Ships with a 1.8 m line cord.
** The slot is occupied by the RAID controller.

• Read Me First printed publication
• Documentation DVD containing the RS140 User's Guide
• ThinkServer EasyStartup software DVD
• Rack mount kit:
  • 4-post slide rail kit (All North America models that are listed in Table 2 (Part 1) except 70F3001CUX, 70F3001DUX, 70F9001TUX, and 70F9001SUX)
  • 2-post slide rail kit (Models 70F3001CUX, 70F3001DUX, 70F9001TUX, and 70F9001SUX only)
• One power cable
  • 1.8 m 10A/100-250V, C13 to IEC 320-C14 rack power cable (All EMEA models that are listed in Table 2 (Part 2) and select EMEA region-specific models - see Table 2 (Part 3) for details)
  • 1.8 m line cord (All North America models that are listed in Table 2 (Part 1) and select EMEA region-specific models - see Table 2 (Part 3) for details)

The RS140 supports one processor. The following table lists the specifications of the processors that are available for the RS140.

* Mgt = Management

Lenovo DDR3 memory is compatibility tested and tuned for optimal ThinkServer performance and throughput. From a service and support standpoint, Lenovo memory automatically assumes the system warranty, and Lenovo provides service and support worldwide.

The RS140 server has four DIMM slots, and it supports DDR3 UDIMMs with ECC memory protection. The processor has two memory channels and supports two DIMMs per channel.

The following rules apply when selecting the memory configuration:

• The RS140 server supports memory configurations with 1, 2, 3, or 4 UDIMMs.
• The RS140 server supports up to 1600 MHz memory speeds for one DIMM per channel and two DIMMs per channel configurations, provided that the processors support this memory speed (see Table 3 for details).

The following table summarizes memory speeds and capacities that are supported by the RS140 server.

The following table lists the memory options that are available for the RS140 server.

The RS140 server supports the following internal storage configurations:

• Two 3.5-inch large form factor (LFF) SAS/SATA NHS drive bays
• Four 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) SAS/SATA NHS drive bays

The following figure shows the drive bays configurations.

Figure 4. Drive bay configurations

The following table lists the internal RAID controllers, HBAs, and the additional options that are used for the internal disk storage of the RS140 server.

# RAID 100 is an onboard hardware-assist RAID controller.
* RAID 5 upgrade key for RAID 500 Adapter (0A89464).
† Battery backup upgrade for RAID 700 Adapter (0A89463).

ThinkServer RAID 100 is an onboard RAID controller that does not consume a PCIe slot. The RAID 500, RAID 700, and 8885e adapters are supported in the PCIe expansion slot.

Important: RAID 100 is not supported by virtualization hypervisors, including VMware vSphere (ESXi), Linux KVM, Xen, and Microsoft Hyper-V.

* There are no 3.5-inch SSDs available for the RS140.

The following table summarizes features of supported drive controllers.

* Four internal ports are used for SATA HDDs or SSDs, and the remaining port is used for an optical drive.
** The adapter supports more than four drives, however, the maximum number of drives supported by the RS140 server is four.
*** In addition to eight internal ports listed in Table 8, the ThinkServer 8885e adapter has eight external ports for external storage expansion connectivity (For details, refer to the External storage expansion section).
# The RAID level 50 requires minimum 6 drives; therefore, RAID 50 is not supported on the RS140. 

The RS140 server supports the drive options that are listed in the following table.

The RS140 server models that are listed in Table 2 come standard with the DVD-RW optical drive. If needed, an external USB optical drive can be ordered (see the following table).

The RS140 server has one PCIe 3.0 x8 (x8-wired) full-height, half-length expansion slot (Refer to Figure 4 for slot location). The following adapter types are supported in the PCIe slot:

• RAID adapters (Refer to the Controllers for internal storage and External storage expansion sections)
• Network adapters (Refer to the Network adapters section)
• Host bus adapters (Refer to the Storage host bus adapters section)
• Serial port adapters (Refer to Table 11)

The RS140 server supports the serial port adapter option listed in the following table to increase the number of available serial ports.

The RS140 server has three integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports:

• One onboard GbE port that is based on the Intel I217LM NIC (A shared port for operating system access and management network)
• Two GbE ports on the integrated network card that is based on the Intel I210AT NIC

The integrated GbE ports have the following features:

• 1 Gb Ethernet IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, and 802.3ab PHY specifications compliant
• Integrated PHY for 10/100/1000 Mbps with speed and duplex auto-negotiation
• Energy Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az)
• Wake on LAN
• VLAN tagging (IEEE 802.1Q)
• Class of Service (CoS) priority (IEEE 802.1p) marking
• TCP/UDP checksum and segmentation offload (IPv4 and IPv6)
• Receive Side Scaling
• Jumbo Frames (up to 9K)
• Timing and Synchronization (IEEE 802.1as / IEEE 1588)
• Load balancing and failover teaming support:
  • Adapter fault tolerance (AFT)
  • Switch fault tolerance (SFT)
  • Adaptive load balancing (ALB)
  • Virtual Machine load balancing (VMLB) (not supported on the I217LM NIC)
  • Link aggregation (static, IEEE 802.3ad) (not supported on the I217LM NIC)

Important: The onboard I217LM GbE port does not support VMware vSphere (ESXi).

The following table lists the network adapter options for the RS140 server.

The following table lists the storage host bus adapter options for the RS140 server.

The RS140 server supports one 300 W AC fixed power supply. The power supply is 80 PLUS Gold certified.

The RS140 models that are listed in Table 2 come with one line cord or one rack power cable (See the TopSeller models section for details). Other line cords and rack power cables that are listed in the following table can be ordered if needed.

The RS140 supports the following operating systems:

• Microsoft (client operating systems)
  • Windows 7 Ultimate (x86 and x64) SP1
  • Windows 7 Professional (x86 and x64) SP1
  • Windows 8 (x86 and x64)
  • Windows 8 Professional (x86 and x64)
  • Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64)
• Microsoft (server operating systems)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 SP1 Foundation, Standard, Enterprise
  • Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, Standard
  • Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-on
  • Windows Server 2012 Foundation, Essentials, Standard
  • Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, Datacenter, Hyper-V
  • Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
• SUSE
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T SP3
• Red Hat
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5.10 (x86 and x64)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.5 (x86 and x64)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.1
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.2
• VMware
  • VMware ESXi 5.5
  • VMware ESXi 5.5 U1
  • VMware ESXi 5.5 U2
  • VMware ESXi 5.5 U3

Important: VMware ESXi support requires an Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 processor and a PCIe RAID adapter. The onboard RAID 100 adapter and the shared GbE port (I217LM) are not supported by VMware ESXi.

For the latest information about the specific versions and service levels that are supported and any other prerequisites, see the Operating System Interoperability Guide: http://lenovopress.com/redposig.

The RS140 models with Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 processors support Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) which provides out-of-band, hardware-based advanced system control, monitoring, alerting, and remote presence functions. The RS140 models with Intel Core-i3, Pentium, or Celeron processors support Intel Standard Manageability (ISM), which is a subset of the AMT features.

Both AMT and ISM offer the following features:

• Out-of-band management
• System health and status monitoring
• System event log and alerting
• Hardware inventory
• Boot device selection
• Remote power control
• Serial over LAN
• IDE Redirect for mounting remote media

In addition, AMT supports KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) redirection.

Important: Health monitoring, event log, alerts, hardware inventory, boot device selection, and remote power control features are accessible out-of-band with a web browser. Serial over LAN, IDE Redirect, and KVM redirection features require third-party tools that are not supplied or supported by Lenovo.

Both AMT and ISM operate independently of the server and remain operational even if the server is powered off. Out-of-band management is performed through the Ethernet port 0, which is a shared port for data and management.

AMT and ASM support the following management protocols:

• DASH 1.1
• WS-MAN
• SNMP Platform Event Traps (PET)

AMT and ASM support the following management user interfaces:

• Web browser
• A third-party platform management software, including but not limited to the following tools:
  • RealVNC Viewer Plus (for remote KVM)
  • Intel Platform Solution Manager (for comprehensive support of AMT features)

Lenovo offers the following software tools that can help you set up, use, and maintain the server at no additional cost:

• ThinkServer EasyStartup

The ThinkServer EasyStartup tool simplifies the process of configuring RAID and installing supported Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems, VMware hypervisors, and device drivers on a ThinkServer system.

• ThinkServer EasyUpdate

The ThinkServer EasyUpdate firmware update tool enables you to maintain your server firmware up-to-date and helps you avoid unnecessary server outages.

• ThinkServer Diagnostics

The ThinkServer Diagnostics software speeds up troubleshooting tasks to reduce service time.

The following table lists the rack installation options that are available for the RS140 server.

The RS140 has the following dimensions and weight (approximate):

• Height: 43 mm (1.7 in.)
• Width: 430 mm (16.9 in.)
• Depth: 411 mm (16.2 in.)
• Weight:
  • Minimum: 7.4 kg (16.3 lb)
  • Maximum: 9.0 kg (19.8 lb)

The RS140 server is supported in the following environment:

• Air temperature:
  • Operating: 10 °C - 35 °C (50 °F - 95 °F)
  • Storage: -40 °C - 70 °C (-40 °F - 158 °F) in the original shipping package
• Altitude: 0 m - 3,048 m (0 ft - 10,000 ft) in an unpressurized environment
• Humidity:
  • Operating: 10% - 80% (non-condensing)
  • Storage without a package: 10% - 80% (non-condensing)
  • Storage in the original shipping package: 10% - 90% (non-condensing)
• Electrical:
  • 100 - 127 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz
  • 200 - 240 (nominal) V AC; 50 Hz or 60 Hz

The RS140 server has a three-year or one-year warranty (model dependent) with 24x7 standard call center support and 9x5 next business day onsite coverage. Lenovo offers warranty maintenance upgrades and post-warranty maintenance agreements with a well-defined scope of services, including service hours, response time, and length of service coverage.

The Lenovo QuickPick tool helps locate compatible accessories and services and warranty information. Services offered may vary by geographic location. Access the tool via the following URL:
http://lenovoquickpick.com

The following Lenovo warranty service upgrades are available:

• Warranty and maintenance service upgrades:
  • Three, four, or five years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage
  • Onsite response time from next business day to 4 hour same-day
  • Warranty extension of up to 5 years
  • Post warranty extensions offered in 1-year increments
• Priority Technical Support

Lenovo’s Priority Support Offering enhances our award-winning call center support to provide top priority queue assignment to specialized Lenovo technicians. Priority support accelerates call center troubleshooting to get your problems resolved quickly, and includes other value-added support for Lenovo provided software tools. Priority support can be purchased stand alone to match the base warranty of your system or in convenient bundles with our same-day response services.

• Keep Your Drive Multi-Drive

Lenovo’s Keep Your Drive Multi-Drive service is a multi-drive hard drive retention offering that ensures your data is always under your control, regardless of the number of hard drives that are installed in your Lenovo server. In the unlikely event of a hard drive failure, you retain possession of your hard drive while Lenovo replaces the failed drive part. Your data stays safely on your premises, in your hands. Keep Your Drive Multi-Drive covers multiple drives and multiple failures with one service offering at one value price. This service can be purchased stand-alone to match the base warranty of your system or in convenient bundles with our same-day response services.

The RS140 server conforms to the following regulations:

• RoHS
• FCC - Verified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules, Class A
• Canada ICES-003, Class A
• EU Council Directive 2004/108/EC
• European Standard EN55022, Class A
• Korea Class A compliance
• Taiwan Class A compliance
• Japan VCCI, Class A

The RS140 server can be connected to the Lenovo Storage drive enclosures by using supported RAID adapters and HBAs that are listed in the following table.

Table 17. RAID adapters and HBAs for external storage expansion

The following table summarizes features of supported drive controllers.

* In addition to eight external ports, the ThinkServer 8885e adapter has eight internal ports for internal storage connectivity (For details, refer to the Controllers for internal storage section).

The following table lists the external drive enclosures that are offered by Lenovo that can be used with the RS140 for storage expansion.

For details about supported drives and cables for the Lenovo Storage E1012 and E1024, see the Lenovo Press Product Guide:
http://lenovopress.com/lp0043

The RS140 server can be attached to external NAS storage via 1 Gb Ethernet network, or to external SAN storage systems via 1 Gb iSCSI with an iSCSI software initiator in the operating system. The following table lists the external storage systems that are offered by Lenovo and support 1 Gb Ethernet NAS or 1 Gb iSCSI connectivity.

* Machine Type; see the respective Product Guide in the NAS Storage category (http://lenovopress.com/storage/nas) for models.
** Available only in China.
† Available worldwide except Latin America.
‡ Available only in Latin America.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the following categories:

• Lenovo N Series storage: http://lenovopress.com/storage/nas
• Lenovo S Series and V Series storage: http://lenovopress.com/storage/san/lenovo
• IBM Storwize storage: http://lenovopress.com/storage/san/ibm

The RS140 can be connected to an external RDX backup unit via USB. The following table lists ordering information for the RDX backup unit and RDX cartridges.

For more information, see the Product Guide: http://lenovopress.com/tips0894-rdx-usb-30.

The following table lists the top-of-rack Ethernet switches that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in RS140 solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Top-of-rack switches categories:

• 1 Gb Ethernet switches: http://lenovopress.com/networking/tor/1gb?rt=product-guide
• 10 Gb Ethernet switches: http://lenovopress.com/networking/tor/10gb?rt=product-guide
• 40 Gb Ethernet switches: http://lenovopress.com/networking/tor/40gb?rt=product-guide

The following table lists the rack cabinets that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in RS140 solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Rack Cabinets category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/racks

The following table lists the console switches and monitor kits that are available from Lenovo that can be used in RS140 solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the KVM Switches and Consoles category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/kvm

The following table lists the power distribution units (PDUs) that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in RS140 solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Power Distribution Units category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/pdu

The following table lists the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in RS140 solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the UPS Units category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ups

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For more information, see these resources:

• ThinkServer RS140 product page
  http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/systems/servers/racks/thinkserver/rs140
• ThinkServer RS140 User Guide and Hardware Maintenance Manual
  https://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/thinkservers/rs140_hmm_ug_en.pdf
• Lenovo Quick Pick for ThinkServer RS140
  http://www.lenovoquickpick.com/usa/system/thinkserver/rs-series/rs140
• Lenovo Support for ThinkServer RS140
  http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/servers/thinkserver-rack-servers/thinkserver-rs140
• ThinkServer Power Planner
  http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds101155
• Lenovo Press Product Guides for servers and options (filter by the Product Guide resource type)
  http://lenovopress.com
• Lenovo PSREF for ThinkServer RS140
  http://psref.lenovo.com/Product/25