create table t1 (id int) engine=FEDERATED; ERROR 42000: Unknown storage engine 'FEDERATED' alter table t1 engine=FEDERATED; ERROR 42000: Unknown storage engine 'FEDERATED' drop table t1; ERROR 42S02: Unknown table 'test.t1' SELECT ENGINE, SUPPORT FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.ENGINES WHERE ENGINE='FEDERATED'; ENGINE SUPPORT FEDERATED NO SELECT PLUGIN_NAME, PLUGIN_STATUS FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PLUGINS WHERE PLUGIN_NAME='FEDERATED'; PLUGIN_NAME PLUGIN_STATUS FEDERATED DISABLED