Migrate OSX Server 10.5 from G5 to new XServe

We've got a PowerMac G5 running OSX Server 10.5. There are about 40 clients currently bound to this server.
We want to move the entire server config "as is" to a new Intel XServe with a hardware RAID card.
We defined the RAID (as a RAID-1)
We then booted off a Leopard Volume, put the old server in Target Disk Mode,
Used SuperDuper, and cloned the drive from the old drive to the new server volume.
Everything looks great, so we shut the machine down, unplug the old machine. We plug the network cable into the new machine, boot it up, boots OS X Server perfectly...
BUT....
Everything comes up, EXCEPT, Kerberos and OpenDirectory won't start. Therefore all the bound clients won't see the server. Heck, even Workgroup Manager can't see the directory because OD fails.
HELP!
What do I need to configure on the new machine to make this clone operational again? Is there something I need to manually reset? Because there is a new NIC card (obviously with a new machine), do I have to reset GUIDs?
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Cloning from one server to another is not the best bet.
Apple has migration docs.
http://images.apple.com/server/macosx/docs/Upgradingand_Migrating_v10.5_2ndEd.pdf
Here's another source, I just Googled and scanned, use your own judgement...
http://www.netmojo.ca/blog/2007/11/07/tiger-to-leopard-server-migration-part-i/
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