PX CLI Release Notes

PX CLI is a unified command-line interface for secure, remote access to all Portworx services. You can manage Portworx Enterprise, PX-CSI and Portworx Backup clusters without SSH access to nodes, using TLS-encrypted connections and native Kubernetes RBAC integration. The CLI supports multiple output formats and runs as either a standalone binary (px) or a kubectl plugin (kubectl px).

If you’re setting up PX CLI for the first time, see Install PX CLI. If you already use PX CLI, upgrade to the latest version. For upgrade instructions, see Upgrade PX CLI.

PX CLI 1.2.0

March 18, 2026

What's new

This release introduces several enhancements to Portworx Backup (pxb) operations, including standardized enumeration filters, granular restore capabilities, and expanded scheduling policies.

• Enumerate filters: Added standardized pagination, sorting, and time-based filtering for VRO, BackupLocation, and CloudCredential commands. For more information, see the px pxb command reference.

• Granular restore: Enhanced pxb create restore with namespace and VM-level filtering, namespace mapping, and resource-level inclusion/exclusion controls. For more information, see px pxb create restore.

• Single file restore: Added support for restoring individual files from VM and volume backups using the --is-sfr flag. For more information, see px pxb create restore.

• Backup resource detail: Enhanced pxb get backupResourceDetail with --force-resync and --sync-namespaces-only operations. For more information, see px pxb get.

• Backup schedule labels: Added namespace and resource-level label selectors to pxb update backupschedule. For more information, see px pxb update.

• Schedule policy enhancements: Expanded pxb create schedulepolicy with bi-weekly, monthly selective date, and monthly relative day scheduling options. For more information, see px pxb create schedulepolicy.

PX CLI 1.1

February 25, 2026

What's new

• Added support for PX-CSI management:
  PX CLI now includes a new px csi component for managing PX-CSI clusters running version 25.8.1 or later. You can create, delete, and list storage backends, and manage CSI-specific resources such as volumes and snapshots.
  For more information about using PX CLI to manage your PX-CSI cluster, see:
  • Connect your PX-CSI cluster
  • px csi command reference

PX CLI 1.0

November 24, 2025

This release includes support for Portworx Enterprise management (px pxe), Portworx Backup operations (px pxb), and legacy pxctl compatibility (px pxctl).

To get started with PX CLI, see the following pages:

1. Learn about PX CLI architecture and benefits
2. Install and Run PX CLI