# Aurora MySQL database engine updates 2018-03-13 (version 2.01.1) (Deprecated)
**Version:** 2.01.1
Aurora MySQL 2.01.1 is generally available. Aurora MySQL 2.x versions are compatible with MySQL 5.7 and Aurora MySQL 1.x versions are compatible with MySQL 5.6.
When creating a new Aurora MySQL DB cluster, you can choose compatibility with either MySQL 5.7 or MySQL 5.6. When restoring a MySQL 5.6-compatible snapshot, you can choose compatibility with either MySQL 5.7 or MySQL 5.6.
You can restore snapshots of Aurora MySQL 1.14\$1, 1.15\$1, 1.16\$1, and 1.17\$1 into Aurora MySQL 2.01.1.
We don't allow in-place upgrade of Aurora MySQL 1.x clusters into Aurora MySQL 2.01.1 or restore to Aurora MySQL 2.01.1 from an Amazon S3 backup. We plan to remove these restrictions in a later Aurora MySQL 2.x release.
The performance schema is disabled for this release of Aurora MySQL 5.7. Upgrade to Aurora 2.03 for performance schema support.
## Comparison with Aurora MySQL 5.6
The following Amazon Aurora MySQL features are supported in Aurora MySQL 5.6, but these features are currently not supported in Aurora MySQL 5.7.
+ Asynchronous key prefetch (AKP). For more information, see [ Optimizing Aurora indexed join queries with asynchronous key prefetch](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.BestPractices.html#Aurora.BestPractices.AKP) in the *Amazon Aurora User Guide*.
+ Hash joins. For more information, see [ Optimizing large Aurora MySQL join queries with hash joins](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.BestPractices.html#Aurora.BestPractices.HashJoin) in the *Amazon Aurora User Guide*.
+ Native functions for synchronously invoking AWS Lambda functions. For more information, see [ Invoking a Lambda function with an Aurora MySQL native function](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Integrating.Lambda.html#AuroraMySQL.Integrating.NativeLambda) in the *Amazon Aurora User Guide*.
+ Scan batching. For more information, see [Aurora MySQL database engine updates 2017-12-11 (version 1.16) (Deprecated)](AuroraMySQL.Updates.20171211.md).
+ Migrating data from MySQL using an Amazon S3 bucket. For more information, see [ Migrating data from MySQL by using an Amazon S3 bucket](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/AuroraMySQL.Migrating.ExtMySQL.html#AuroraMySQL.Migrating.ExtMySQL.S3) in the *Amazon Aurora User Guide*.
Currently, Aurora MySQL 2.01.1 does not support features added in Aurora MySQL version 1.16 and later. For information about Aurora MySQL version 1.16, see [Aurora MySQL database engine updates 2017-12-11 (version 1.16) (Deprecated)](AuroraMySQL.Updates.20171211.md).
## MySQL 5.7 compatibility
Aurora MySQL 2.01.1 is wire-compatible with MySQL 5.7 and includes features such as JSON support, spatial indexes, and generated columns. Aurora MySQL uses a native implementation of spatial indexing using z-order curves to deliver >20x better write performance and >10x better read performance than MySQL 5.7 for spatial datasets.
Aurora MySQL 2.01.1 does not currently support the following MySQL 5.7 features:
+ Global transaction identifiers (GTIDs). Aurora MySQL supports GTIDs in version 2.04 and higher.
+ Group replication plugin
+ Increased page size
+ InnoDB buffer pool loading at startup
+ InnoDB full-text parser plugin
+ Multisource replication
+ Online buffer pool resizing
+ Password validation plugin
+ Query rewrite plugins
+ Replication filtering
+ The `CREATE TABLESPACE` SQL statement
+ X Protocol
## CLI differences between Aurora MySQL 2.x and Aurora MySQL 1.x
+ The engine name for Aurora MySQL 2.x is `aurora-mysql`; the engine name for Aurora MySQL 1.x continues to be `aurora`.
+ The default parameter group for Aurora MySQL 2.x is `default.aurora-mysql5.7`; the default parameter group for Aurora MySQL 1.x continues to be `default.aurora5.6`.
+ The DB cluster parameter group family name for Aurora MySQL 2.x is `aurora-mysql5.7`; the DB cluster parameter group family name for Aurora MySQL 1.x continues to be `aurora5.6`.
Refer to the Aurora documentation for the full set of CLI commands and differences between Aurora MySQL 2.x and Aurora MySQL 1.x.
## Improvements
+ Fixed an issue with snapshot restore where Aurora-specific database privileges were created incorrectly when a MySQL 5.6-compatible snapshot was restored with MySQL 5.7 compatibility.
+ Added support for 1.17 snapshot restores.