2012 mac mini and 10.7?

Hi,
Does anyone know if a 2012 Mac Mini will allow me to install 10.7 Lion on it? We use Lion Server but don't want to upgrade to 10.8 because of missing features.
Thanks

You will not be able to install a version of OSX that
is older than the version that the Mac was orininally
shipped with. This would typically be the version
that was installed when the Mac model was first released.
The Lion installer itself may not even recognize a 2012
as a valid system.
There have been some that have found ways by jumping
through hoops, crossing fingers, and heavily modifying the
OS that have accomplished the feat of installing and older
OSX than what the Mac was shipped with, but the result typically
results in a highly unstable system.
As for purchasing anything off of Ebay, it is definately a
buyer beware situation.
If you own a legal copy of Lion and the Server app for Lion,
you can in fact install and run it on a virtual machine with
Parallels or VWware Fusion. This will work if your only
concerns are software. So, to the OP, if all you need to
do is run a server on 10.7, you can do it in a VM. As a
matter of fact, this is done in the server industry all the time.

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