Methods to Migrate File Server from MacOS to SMB

Hey everyone,
First time submitting a question, so please excuse (and advise) if I've done this incorrectly.
I currently have an Apple File Server (~600Gb) which I'm in the process of migrating over to a 2k8R2 server. I wanted to find out if anyone else has done this process, and if they have any tips on best methods to do this. I'm trying to find out
if there is a program which can truncate the names to make them NTFS compatible as well as removing the permissions on the files so they can be transferred successfully. At this point I'm manually moving files folder by folder and troubleshooting as problems
arise but there has to be an easier way to do this.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone!
Best,
Dan

i never tried it, but I have tried copying files back and forth from a Windows to Linux and Linux to Windows.
I believe this program should also work on Mac OS.
Check out WinSCP.
or try to install NFS service on your Windows server box and check if you can copy over from Mac to Windows.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753302(v=ws.10).aspx
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