That's great! I will be using rsync to move the files from old to new server. It looks like I'll need to use the -l option (or --links) to do this. The manual states that this option will "copy symlinks as symlinks." Does that sound correct? These are the options I'll use:
rsync -arzP ...
The manual says the -a option includes the --links option, so I believe that's all I'll need to do to preserve the symlinks.