To quickly check if you have rights, run xp_cmdshell 'dir \\remotesharedfolder'.

Did you actually manage to restore the cold backups, and apply trx logs to the database after that?  As regards the space constraints, have a look at our product, MiniSQLBackup. ...

I do not think it's possible to restore log files to a database you restore from a cold backup.

Firstly, the database needs to be in standby/restoring mode if you want...

Are you able to use the newly restored database?  If you run DBCC CHECKDB, do you find any errors?  Check this link to see if it's applicable to your...

That's entirely up to you to implement on the client side.  SQL Server will just provide you the backup data in the form of memory buffers.  You decide what you...

If it even fails when running manually, I think there is definitely something wrong with the remote folder permissions.  See if you can query the contents of the remote folders...

You need not concern yourself with the server side.  On the Overview page, note the phrase:

The server side interface is described for informational purposes only.  This interface is used exclusively by...

Did you change the location of the data/log files on the originating server between the time you performed the initial full database backup and the subsequent log backups?

Have you tried performing a backup using Query Analyzer first, to the remote destination folders?

I take it you are trying to backup to a remote folder, and that you are encountering errors when trying to perform the backup?  Ensure that the SQL Server service...

Could you pls post the error messages you are receiving?

For anyone that's interested, I've described in a little more detail the Microsoft VDI for third party backup software vendors here.

INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE statements are allowed during a backup operation.  One suggestion to ensure consistency across databases for the backups is to set all databases to single user mode...

In Inside SQL Server 2000, the section on backups implies that the backup data is the state of the database when the backup ends, not at the beginning as that stated...

I'm guessing it's a rights problem.  In Query Analyzer, what is the result when you run this:

master..xp_cmdshell 'dir \\sourceserver\logshare'

If you get the 'Access denied' message, change the service startup...