We are in the process of setting up a brand new domain and associated services (exchange, etc), on a new VMware environment. We want use Windows 2012 however the web-based ERP application requires 2008 R2 with IIS. Everything else (DC's, SQL, Exchange, Lync, Sharepoint, etc) will run fine on 2012.
There will be quite a bit of testing on this but due to outside constraints, we have to have this done asap but can't begin yet (yes it is for a gov't agency). So just looking for some guidance from ye ole serverfalut community.
Should we:
- Not bother with 2012
- 2012 DC's at 2008 r2 functional level
- 2012 native domain with 2008 r2 webserver
- Other
Please explain.