Is there also a console on ESXi 5? The well known method from ESXi 4 for the "hiddenconsole" does not seem to work.
(Alt-F1, type "unsupported", enter root password)
Is there also a console on ESXi 5? The well known method from ESXi 4 for the "hiddenconsole" does not seem to work.
(Alt-F1, type "unsupported", enter root password)
In ESXi 5 (and 4.1), this is referred to as "Tech Support Mode."
It's an explicit option in the ESXi console interface.
See the following article from VMWare on how to enter it.