Removal of folder /mysql from the root directory on CAPC

Products

• CA Infrastructure Management
• CA Performance Management - Usage and Administration

Issue/Introduction

Upon installation of CA Performance Center,  the application creates a /mysql folder, in the root directory.

Some customers would like to remove all unknown and un-needed files and folders from the root directory

Can the /mysql folder be removed from the root directory of a CA Performance Center system?

Environment

CA Performance Center, all versions

Resolution

The /mysql can be safely removed from the root directory, as these files are not used by the product

Additional Information

This applies only to the /mysql folder that gets written to the root directory; /

This folder contains only time zone files that were used in a formative stage of the product's development, and it is no longer used