The TSM video was helpful though it is dated as its options have changed description if not function in 5.1 versus that presented in the video.
Furthermore - it appears not to be possbile to set the ESXi Shell and/or SSH timeout when executing ESXi Host 5.1 within WorkStation 9
Lastly, and maybe this is obvious to others it is not to me the ESXi Host Console window presented in WorkStation 9 does not serve as being on the "physical host" and therefore Alt+F1 fails to work until the ESXi shell is enabled.
It would be helpfu if this KB article like a previous one for ESXi 3.X and 4.X had detailed to return to the DCUI is simply "Alt+F2"
Thank you to the helpful input above - many thanks - I am trying to get my VCP lab up and going on my RHEL 6.3 laptop and am having the usual growing pains.