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Thanks. &nbsp; I am planning on a Xeon processor with 4 Gb RAM. &nbsp; Do I really need redundant power supplies on a server? &nbsp; and how do I install Hyper-V?
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Thanks.   I am planning on a Xeon processor with 4 Gb RAM.   Do I really need redundant power supplies on a server?   and how do I install Hyper-V?

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Thanks for the confidence to proceed
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I know this is a little late, but here's the info out redundant power supplies. &nbsp;It is a good idea to have them, since these are the most common cause of failure in servers. Without redundant power supplies you will be down until you can replace a failed unit. &nbsp;With them you won't have any downtime at all: just swap the failed supply with a good one while everything keeps running. &nbsp;<br />
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There are many good tutorials for installing Hyper-V. My favorite source is windowsITpro.com. Just search on hyper-v and you'll find loads of helpful articles.
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I know this is a little late, but here's the info out redundant power supplies.  It is a good idea to have them, since these are the most common cause of failure in servers. Without redundant power supplies you will be down until you can replace a failed unit.  With them you won't have any downtime at all: just swap the failed supply with a good one while everything keeps running.  

There are many good tutorials for installing Hyper-V. My favorite source is windowsITpro.com. Just search on hyper-v and you'll find loads of helpful articles.

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I have a small machine shop that I am setting up with a server. &nbsp; It will be accessed by 4 computers internally and possibly 2 external (VPN). &nbsp; I am going to use MS Server Standard SP1 2008 R2. &nbsp; I just want to confirm that it should be ok to use server as an application server as well as a file server and is there anything I need to do with sotware and or drives to set this up? &nbsp; It may be utilizing SQL server, but not sure about that yet.
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I have a small machine shop that I am setting up with a server.   It will be accessed by 4 computers internally and possibly 2 external (VPN).   I am going to use MS Server Standard SP1 2008 R2.   I just want to confirm that it should be ok to use server as an application server as well as a file server and is there anything I need to do with sotware and or drives to set this up?   It may be utilizing SQL server, but not sure about that yet.

Setting up server with 2008

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.