Which version of Windows 2012 R2 for Lync?

All documentation indiactes that all versions of windows 2012 R2 are supported for Lync? Which versiosn to use for Lync FE enterprise pools, edge, Pchat ?

It doesn't. You can use either Windows 2012 R2 Datacenter or Standard Edition. The only difference is virtualization rights, so if you have a Virtual environment it may be more cost effective to use Datacenter edition. If you have existing Standard Edition
licensing (or don't plan to make use of virtualization) you can use those.
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