14 DAY TRIAL // The Fedora 22 Linux operating system was released last week, and it is our great pleasure to introduce you guys today to its Server edition, which brings some awesome new features and numerous under-the-hood improvements.
Softpedia was among the first to report the release of the final version of Fedora 22 on May 26, but at that point in time, we didn't have time to cover all of its flavors. Fedora 22 is currently distributed as Workstation, Server, Cloud, KDE, Xfce, LXDE, and MATE editions.
Being powered by the latest and greatest Linux kernel 4.0, the Fedora 22 Server edition comes with XFS as the default file system, which will be available only for new installation, not after an upgrade from the Fedora 21 operating system.
Best of all, the XFS file system runs atop LVM (Logical Volume Management) for all partitions with the exception of the /boot one, which remains a non-LVM EXT4 partition due to the limitations of the GRUB 2.0 bootloader.
Introducing Database Server Role and Cockpit
Another noteworthy feature of Fedora 22 Server is the addition of Database Server Role, a new functionality built around the PostgreSQL database server and designed as a continuation of the Domain Controller Role featuring FreeIPA, introduced in Fedora 21.
Last but not least, the Server edition of Fedora 22 Linux comes with the Cockpit server manager, a neat tool that allows system administrators to manage their GNU/Linux server remotely from any web browser.
Cockpit is easy to use, will be compatible between operating system releases, lets sysadmins do various basic tasks like starting or stopping services, inspecting logs, or managing storage, as well as to interoperate between the web interface and CLI easily.
With Cockpit, you will also be able to administer and monitor multiple Fedora Linux servers at the same time. You can download Fedora 22 Server right now via Softpedia for 64- and 32-bit architectures. Also, Fedora 22 Server has just been released for the PowerPC and IBM System z 64-bit architectures.