André Pett wrote:
Although it's considered a best practice to have vCenter Server on the same or newer version/patch level as the ESXi hosts, it may not be required in all cases (as in yours). For supported combinations see http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php
André
I looked it up, the solution interop chart tells me I can manage ESXi 5.0 U2 hosts with vCenter 5.0 U1...nice!!
Thank you for suggesting this...I did not know this tool existed. Image may be NSFW.
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P.S. Does the equation in your avatar mean somehting??