Yes. vCenter is backward compatible but not forward. It is applicable only to major release versions. ie. vCenter 5.1 can not manage ESXi 5.5 but vCenter 5.1 can manage ESXi 5.1U2
You can always refer to below product introp matrix
Refer:http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/sim/interop_matrix.php
In case of ESXi vs vCenter introp, you will need to select "first option" as "Vmware ESX/ESXi" and another option "VMware vCenter Server".
You will get all the data.
Message was edited by: Vikas
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