MySQL Fabric Support

MySQL Fabric servers can now be added to the Workbench home screen. When clicked, these connections will dynamically query the Fabric server and individual connections for all the managed MySQL servers will be created. You can then connect to each instance as usual. 

Metadata Lock Browser

MySQL uses metadata locking to manage access to objects (tables, triggers, and so forth). Sometimes that can be puzzling, as your query may block waiting on an object being manipulated by another connection from maybe another user. The Client Connections list was updated to take advantage of the metadata lock information provided in the performance_schema starting in MySQL 5.7.3, to show information about what locks a connection is waiting for and what it holds.

Updated Client Connection Browser

Speaking of the Client Connection browser, a neat feature added in MySQL 5.6 is the connection attribute dictionary, which includes handy things like the name of the clients that are connected (as long as the client supports it). You can access that by clicking the Show Details button in the Client Connection screen.