Mac Mini - Lion Install stops at 2/3 way

I created a Lion Boot DVD from the download from the Mac App Store.
Recently purchased a refurbished Mac Mini 2.4 2010 model, and wanted to do a clean install.  It boots fine, but the install stops at the point in the picture, then the time left on teh installation keeps increasing.  It was like that for over an hour so I canceled it and tried again but am getting the same result.

Thank you for your opinion regarding Crashplan, however I do not plan to suggest we purchase a subscription based plan for backing up. I am looking for an in-house solution. I also understand the importance of offsite storage and that should be certainly be considered.
As far as the Windows environment, we currently have a File server that we run with the required licenses etc. its fully running and authenticates 35 of our PC's.
Regarding the limitations, I am mostly concerned that we will run this little Mini Mac into the ground LOL. We have quite a few devices and I expect we would run Push Notifications from it to our devices at our company as well. This can cause quite the disturbance as far as CPU and RAM go and I want to make sure its a capable server.
Do you know if this Mini Mac Server configuration can handle all of these devices?
8 iMacs
5 Mac Book Pro's
10+ iOS Devices

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