MAC file server upgrade

Hello

We are currently running a file server for our MAC clients which is Windws
2000. This server also runs the File Server for Macintosh service. We would
like to upgrade this server to Windows 2003 SP1 and would appreciate input on
related experiences or general knowledge.

In the past we controlled directory access via shares as NTFS permissions
were not recognized. With MAC OS X this is no longer the case. NTFS
permissions work.
We are going to do some testing, but I wonder if File Server for Macintosh
will be required on our 2003 server?

We are also curious about moving this data to the new server. It seems that
there are several system folders generated when File Server for Macintosh is
enabled. We used RoboCopy in the past, but there seem to be too many
exclusions for system folders in our current file structure. We are
considering a normal backup of the server and restoration to the new server.
(Approx. 325G of data) Anyone have any exerience along these lines? Also, are
the system folders on the current server going to be necessary to move to the
new folder?


Any additional information or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Mark Clark