According to the VMware Compatibility Guide VMware Tools are available (and shipped with ESXi 5.0) for FreeBSD up to version 8.2.
I have already seen the freebsd.iso file on an installed ESXi 5.0 host, but I never tried installing them in a FreeBSD VM.
- Andreas
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