Maintenance Wizard error...

Hi,

I'm just trying to use the Maintenance Wizard for the first time, but the SQL Server Management Studio shows me an error message about 'Agent XPs' is not running on my server; and I should activate it through 'sp_configure'?

I've tried to understand 'sp_configure' by searching it on MS TechNet, etc. But of course, because I'm not a SQL Server expert user; I don't even know how to use 'sp_configure' at all....

Anyone know how to work this thing around? Appreciate all the help...

PS: I almost forgot to mention, that I'm using MS Windows Small Business Server R2 2003 with SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition.

sp_configure is used to view/change global settings for the current server. To enable them, connect to Management Studio, start a new query, and view the current configuration. For more options with sp_configure, check out:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188787.aspx

To enable Agent XP's, you can try something like this:

use master
go
sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
GO
RECONFIGURE;
GO
sp_configure 'Agent XPs', 1;
go
RECONFIGURE
GO

Thanks,
Sam Lester (MSFT)

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Sam,

Thanks for your reply there...

But unfortunately, I am a very novice at SQL Server, is there a step-by-step documentation on how to start using sp_configure?

Thank you again.

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The link I supplied explains the entire syntax for sp_configure, one of many system stored procedures used in managing your server. I'd suggest taking a look at the tutorials included in books online (the documentation portion of SQL Server 2005). Here is a good one on getting familiar with Management Studio, including writing T-SQL statements (such as sp_configure):

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms167593.aspx

Thanks,
Sam

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Hello -

I'm not an expert on SQL Server Management Studio, but I just ran into the same issue and here's how I got around it:

I loaded up SQL Server Management Studio|||

Chris,

Is it really true, you did have the similar problem with Maintenance Wizard like I do? Then perhaps it's like I'm most affraid of, Microsoft actually de-activate it by default settings in SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition... The question is why?

I did try to look up in the Object Explorer in SQL Server Management Studio first before post a thread in here, because I didn't find anything that said about Agent XPs. But maybe it's just that missed it, I'll take a look it again when I got back to my office then (too bad right now I'm on vacation, gives me a jeepers to leave the server's database un-protected like that ).

Thanks for the feedback Chris! Hopefully others who has the same problem with Maintenance Wizard will post too, so Microsoft could give a good explanation why there's such issue in the first place.