Error message when running maintenance plan in SQL 2008

Symptom

When you create and then execute a maintenance plan, you receive an error message similar to the following in the job history, and the plan will not run:
 
SQL Server Scheduled Job 'CSQL.Subplan_1'  - Status: Failed - Invoked on: 20xx-xx-xx 17:41:15 - Message: The job failed. The Job was invoked by User ' '\administrator. The last step to run was step 1.
 

Resolution

The SQL Server Execute Package Utility requires Integration Services to be installed. To install Integration Services, run SQL Server Setup and then select Integration Services.
 

Applies To

OnGuard 2009 (6.3.249)
OnGuard 2010 (6.4.500)
SQL Server 2008 
 

Additional Information

For more information see Microsoft KB961126