FileVault 2 encryption for the startup disk not a good idea for server?

Hello,
in the Mac OS X Lion help files it states the following:
With Mac OS X Lion Server, encryption isn’t recommended for the startup disk or any disk that stores service data. If these disks are encrypted, the server can’t restart until you go to the server and enter the password at the server’s keyboard. If you use Lion Server to share an encrypted disk, the disk isn’t available to users until you enter the password at the server’s keyboard.
Does this also apply to regular Mac OS X Lion? I would like to be able to wake up my iMac from sleep through SSH, and occasionally be able to restart the system remotely if I need to. If the above is true it seems like it would disable me from doing this.
Thanks

Does anyone have an answer?

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Message was edited by: marc herman

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