Adding a data file is a logged operation. Just make sure that your target server has the same drive configurations if you want that to happen automatically.

I learned this...

As far as the frequency goes, it all depends on your database. I have some indexes that need to be maintained daily and some that can go weeks without much...

While it won't fix your immediate problem, I'd ask why you're using a maintenance plan to maintain indexes and statistics.

Maintenance plans do a brute force reorganization or rebuild. That...