On 24/6/2012 7:47 μμ, Keith Roberts wrote: > And what happens then in that situation - do you loose any > more data than you would loose with 'standard' primary and > extended logical partitions, or does using LVM help in > recovering more data from a bad disk? Read: http://serverfault.com/questions/279571/lvm-dangers-and-caveats In a few words, if your hardware is high-quality, i.e. reliable enough so you don't expect problems, LVM adds important functionality and flexibility on servers. In any case, the need for good backups should not be overlooked. For example, mondorescue allows both full and incremental backups, using LVM or not. Nick