Computing node management system and method for managing a plurality of computing nodes

A system comprising:

• a central offload node;
• a plurality of riser cards;
• and
• a plurality of computing nodes,
• wherein a first riser card of the plurality of riser cards is inserted into a first computing node of the plurality of computing nodes, and the first riser card is connected to the central offload node,
• wherein a first inter-node communication sub-channel is established between the first riser card and the central offload node,
• wherein a first intra-node communication sub-channel is established between the first riser card and the computing node into which the first riser card is inserted,
• wherein the central offload node is connected to a storage device that provides a first storage resource,
• wherein a first virtual device is deployed on the first riser card of the plurality of riser cards,
• wherein a first cloud instance in a first computing node into which the first riser card is inserted is bound to the first virtual device,
• wherein the central offload node allocates, to the first virtual device through the first inter-node communication sub-channel, the first storage resource of the storage device connected to the central offload node,
• wherein the first cloud instance accesses, through the first intra-node communication sub-channel, the first virtual device to which the first storage resource is allocated, and
• wherein the central offload node is further configured to forward an input/output (I/O) request between the storage device and the first cloud instance.