We'd like to get the SCCM client on our master VMware image so when we clone it and build a new VM we dont have to manually install the SCCM client. I was told not to install the SCCM client on our master image because it would cause duplicate guids once cloned. Is there a way around this though? What steps need to be taken? Thanks!!

See the article "How to Install Configuration Manager Clients Using Computer Imaging" (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb694095.aspx).