Unable to create maintenance plan after installing SP3 for SQL 2005

  • I installed SP3 for SQL2005 on a clients server and when I try to create maintenance plan through the wizard I get the following error "Could not load type 'Microsoft.Sqlserver.Management.SMO.Agent.JobBaseCollection' from assembly 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo,Version=9.0.242.0, Culture=neurtral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.MaintenancePlanTasks).

    From what I have seen, the version still says SQL Server 9.0.1399 under the Object Explorer.

    Any help would be appreciated.

  • If object explorer is showing you that version - and you have disconnected and reconnected, then you did not upgrade the server. You only upgraded the client components.

    The server is at RTM version (9.00.1399) - and client tools that have been upgraded to any version after SP2 will not be able to edit maintenance plans on that version. There were significant changes made to maintenance plans in SP2.

    You need to either upgrade the server to SP3 and verify the client tools are upgraded to that version, or remote into the server and use the client tools on the server.

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  • Thanks for the post. I will try that.

  • How do I update the client tools on sql server 2005? Would I need to run the SP3 again and just install that?

  • Yes, that's all you should need to do.

    Jeffrey Williams
    “We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”

    ― Charles R. Swindoll

    How to post questions to get better answers faster
    Managing Transaction Logs

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