I called in to Dell Technical support earlier and inquired about downgrading my current server OS (2012 R2) to 2008 R2. I was informed that I had not selected a field for downgrade eligibility during my checkout and as a result I would be able to downgrade for free.
I kind of went blank and thanked the technician for his assistance and proceeded to end the call there. I do understand that the free option is out of the question and was interested in whether or not Dell offered an option to purchase a copy of their OEM Server 2008 R2 with a license that I would be able to use to downgrade my system.
I had thought about just purchasing 2008 R2 from an online retailer but had concerns about possible compatibility issues as well as not having access to the tools that Dell provides for their servers.
Any thoughts on this are welcomed and appreciated.
Thank You.