MySQL 5.7 Release Notes
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MySQL 5.7 includes the
sys schema, a set of objects that
helps DBAs and developers interpret data collected by the
Performance Schema. sys schema objects
can be used for typical tuning and diagnosis use cases. Objects in
this schema include:
Views that summarize Performance Schema data into more easily understandable form.
Stored procedures that perform operations such as Performance Schema configuration and generating diagnostic reports.
Stored functions that query Performance Schema configuration and provide formatting services.
For new installations, the sys schema
is installed by default during data directory initialization if you
use mysqld with the
--initialize or
--initialize-insecure option. You can
drop the sys schema manually after
initialization if it is unneeded.
For upgrades, mysql_upgrade installs the
sys schema if it is not installed, and
upgrades it to the current version otherwise. To permit this
behavior to be suppressed, mysql_upgrade has a
--skip-sys-schema option.
mysql_upgrade returns an error if a
sys schema exists but has no
version view, on the assumption that
absence of this view indicates a user-created sys
schema. To upgrade in this case, remove or rename the existing
sys schema first.
sys schema objects have a
DEFINER of
'mysql.sys'@'localhost'. Use of the dedicated
mysql.sys account avoids problems that occur if a
DBA renames or removes the root account.