Electronic apparatus having function of switching node modules
An electronic apparatus having function of switching node modules includes at least two node modules, a shared I/O module having a first I/O interface connected with an external device, a second I/O interface electrically connected with the at least two node modules and a switching module connecting the at least two node modules. The shared I/O module is used to cause the shared I/O module to communicate with one node module in the at least two node modules through the second I/O interface according to a selection signal when receiving the selection signal. The shared I/O module integrates multiple communication ports and switches the node module communicating with the shared I/O module according to a selection signal, the shared I/O module also can be designed as a shared I/O module combined by multiple different ports in advance to perform corresponding replacement according to user needs.
1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
at least two node modules;
a shared I/O module, having a first I/O interface connected with an external device and a second I/O interface electrically connected with the at least two node modules; and
a switching module connecting the at least two node modules and the shared I/O module, used to cause the shared I/O module to communicate with one node module in the at least two node modules through the second I/O interface according to a selection signal when receiving the selection signal;
the shared I/O module can be inserted in or drawn out individually;
each of the shared I/O modules comprises an exclusive fan unit, which is received inside the shared I/O module;
the shared I/O module comprises at least one shared I/O unit including a network card port, a USB port and a video port; and
the USB port and the video port are electrically connected with the node modules through the switching module, used to cause the USB port and the video port to be electrically connected with one node module according to a selection signal when receiving the selection signal, the selection signal is generated manually or generated according to a remote control instruction.
2. The electronic apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the first I/O interface comprises a network card port interface, a USB port interface and a video port interface.
3. The electronic apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the number of network ports is the same as that of the node modules, which are respectively electrically connected with the node module.
4. The electronic apparatus as in claim 3 , wherein the node module comprises a South Bridge chip and a baseboard management controller electrically connected with the South Bridge chip, each network card port is electrically connected with the South Bridge chip and the baseboard management controller of the corresponding node module respectively, the USB port is electrically connected with the South Bridge chip through the switching module, and a video port interface is electrically connected with the baseboard management controller through the switching module.
5. The electronic apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the shared I/O unit further comprises a 1G Ethernet switch, a 10G Ethernet switch and a small pluggable optical module; the network card port is electrically connected with the 1G Ethernet switch, and the small pluggable optical module is electrically connected with the 10G Ethernet switch; and the first I/O interface comprises an optical module port interface.
6. The electronic apparatus as in claim 5 , wherein the node module comprises a South Bridge chip, a baseboard management controller electrically connected with the South Bridge chip and a physical layer chip electrically connected with the baseboard management controller, and the number of the physical layer chip corresponds to that of the shared I/O unit; the 1G Ethernet switch of each shared I/O unit is electrically connected with the corresponding physical layer chip, and the 10G Ethernet switches of the shared I/O units are all electrically connected with the South Bridge chip.
7. The electronic apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein the shared I/O unit further comprises a 1G Ethernet switch, a disk port and a disk expander; the network card port is electrically connected with the 1G Ethernet switch, the disk port is electrically connected with the disk expander, and the first I/O interface further comprises a disk port interface.
8. The electronic apparatus as in claim 7 , wherein the node module further comprises a South Bridge chip, a baseboard management controller electrically connected with the South Bridge chip, a physical layer chip and a disk expansion card, and the number of the physical layer chip corresponds to that of the shared I/O unit; the 1G Ethernet switch of each shared I/O unit is electrically connected with the corresponding physical layer chip, and the disk expanders of the shared I/O units are all electrically connected with the disk expansion card.