AD, OD, home folders on AD Server

Hi. My scenario: 1 Win2003 Server as AD and home folders on AD. On the windows server we use ExtremeZ-IP for AFP clients. We would like to implement MCX on the Macs. We have an Xserve G5. If I set it up as OD connected to AD I get all the users from AD and could start some managing of the Mac clients. Maybe im thinking wrong but I thought the macs need the homefolders residing on the Xserve to accomplish such a task. Am I wrong? I thought home folders is were the MCX puts its restrictions. What to do with homefolders on OD? Do i need to use: afp://AD.server/users or just skip homefolders on the Xserve, how to do? Is the ExtremeZ-IP not necessary at all? Much questions. And I thank god for this forum. Have a great weekend. /Patrick