Error while taking a Store Backup from HO or While restoring a Store Backup file

Error while taking a Store Backup from HO or While restoring a Store Backup file

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Version: 

Not version specific.


Issue: 

While trying to take a Store Backup from HO (Enterprise Server) OR While restoring a Store Backup file (Store Initialization) we may come across  the following error:


 “Could not load file or assembly..Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo,Version = 10.0.0.0”


Solution: 

This error may come for SQL 2005, 2008, 2012 or any version, depending upon the version we will have to run the setup for the specific SQL SMO to install it.


Overview of SQL Server SMO -  SQL Server Server SMO is a collection of objects that are designed for programming all aspects of Microsoft SQL Server.


To resolve the issue please run the Standard setup for installing SQL SMO Objects for the specific version.


The SMO are available on Microsoft SQL Server  website and can be downloaded from there.