Properties scnProps = PropertiesUtil.deepCopy(props);
scnProps.setProperty(PhoenixRuntime.CURRENT_SCN_ATTRIB, Long.toString(MetaDataProtocol.MIN_SYSTEM_TABLE_TIMESTAMP));
scnProps.remove(PhoenixRuntime.TENANT_ID_ATTRIB);
metaConnection = new PhoenixConnection(this, url, scnProps, newEmptyMetaData());
try {
metaConnection.createStatement().executeUpdate(QueryConstants.CREATE_TABLE_METADATA);
} catch (TableAlreadyExistsException ignore) {
// Ignore, as this will happen if the SYSTEM.TABLE already exists at this fixed timestamp.
// A TableAlreadyExistsException is not thrown, since the table only exists *after* this fixed timestamp.
}
try {