diff --git a/pkg/volume/portworx/portworx.go b/pkg/volume/portworx/portworx.go
index 165e9206e24..8c1738bbaa4 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/portworx/portworx.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/portworx/portworx.go
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/volumehelper"
 )
 
+const (
+	attachContextKey = "context"
+	attachHostKey    = "host"
+)
+
 // This is the primary entrypoint for volume plugins.
 func ProbeVolumePlugins() []volume.VolumePlugin {
 	return []volume.VolumePlugin{&portworxVolumePlugin{nil, nil}}
@@ -205,7 +210,7 @@ type portworxManager interface {
 	// Deletes a volume
 	DeleteVolume(deleter *portworxVolumeDeleter) error
 	// Attach a volume
-	AttachVolume(mounter *portworxVolumeMounter) (string, error)
+	AttachVolume(mounter *portworxVolumeMounter, attachOptions map[string]string) (string, error)
 	// Detach a volume
 	DetachVolume(unmounter *portworxVolumeUnmounter) error
 	// Mount a volume
@@ -274,7 +279,10 @@ func (b *portworxVolumeMounter) SetUpAt(dir string, fsGroup *int64) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if _, err := b.manager.AttachVolume(b); err != nil {
+	attachOptions := make(map[string]string)
+	attachOptions[attachContextKey] = dir
+	attachOptions[attachHostKey] = b.plugin.host.GetHostName()
+	if _, err := b.manager.AttachVolume(b, attachOptions); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/portworx/portworx_test.go b/pkg/volume/portworx/portworx_test.go
index e14ef825020..b47d4ddb759 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/portworx/portworx_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/portworx/portworx_test.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ type fakePortworxManager struct {
 	mountCalled  bool
 }
 
-func (fake *fakePortworxManager) AttachVolume(b *portworxVolumeMounter) (string, error) {
+func (fake *fakePortworxManager) AttachVolume(b *portworxVolumeMounter, attachOptions map[string]string) (string, error) {
 	fake.attachCalled = true
 	return "", nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/volume/portworx/portworx_util.go b/pkg/volume/portworx/portworx_util.go
index b1ae08784a4..cf7ddf8edb9 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/portworx/portworx_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/portworx/portworx_util.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const (
 	pxdDriverName    = "pxd"
 	pvcClaimLabel    = "pvc"
 	pxServiceName    = "portworx-service"
+	pxDriverName     = "pxd-sched"
 )
 
 type PortworxVolumeUtil struct {
@@ -60,23 +61,26 @@ func (util *PortworxVolumeUtil) CreateVolume(p *portworxVolumeProvisioner) (stri
 	// doesn't support new parameters, the server-side processing will parse it correctly.
 	// We still need to call SpecFromOpts() here to handle cases where someone is running Portworx 1.2.8 and lower.
 	specHandler := osdspec.NewSpecHandler()
-	spec, _ := specHandler.SpecFromOpts(p.options.Parameters)
+	spec, locator, source, _ := specHandler.SpecFromOpts(p.options.Parameters)
 	if spec == nil {
 		spec = specHandler.DefaultSpec()
 	}
 
 	// Pass all parameters as volume labels for Portworx server-side processing.
 	spec.VolumeLabels = p.options.Parameters
-
+	// Update the requested size in the spec
 	spec.Size = uint64(requestGB * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
-	source := osdapi.Source{}
-	locator := osdapi.VolumeLocator{
-		Name: p.options.PVName,
+	// Change the Portworx Volume name to PV name
+	if locator == nil {
+		locator = &osdapi.VolumeLocator{
+			VolumeLabels: make(map[string]string),
+		}
 	}
+	locator.Name = p.options.PVName
+
 	// Add claim Name as a part of Portworx Volume Labels
-	locator.VolumeLabels = make(map[string]string)
 	locator.VolumeLabels[pvcClaimLabel] = p.options.PVC.Name
-	volumeID, err := driver.Create(&locator, &source, spec)
+	volumeID, err := driver.Create(locator, source, spec)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Error creating Portworx Volume : %v", err)
 	}
@@ -102,14 +106,14 @@ func (util *PortworxVolumeUtil) DeleteVolume(d *portworxVolumeDeleter) error {
 }
 
 // AttachVolume attaches a Portworx Volume
-func (util *PortworxVolumeUtil) AttachVolume(m *portworxVolumeMounter) (string, error) {
+func (util *PortworxVolumeUtil) AttachVolume(m *portworxVolumeMounter, attachOptions map[string]string) (string, error) {
 	driver, err := util.getPortworxDriver(m.plugin.host, true /*localOnly*/)
 	if err != nil || driver == nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Failed to get portworx driver. Err: %v", err)
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	devicePath, err := driver.Attach(m.volName)
+	devicePath, err := driver.Attach(m.volName, attachOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Error attaching Portworx Volume (%v): %v", m.volName, err)
 		return "", err
@@ -125,7 +129,7 @@ func (util *PortworxVolumeUtil) DetachVolume(u *portworxVolumeUnmounter) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = driver.Detach(u.volName)
+	err = driver.Detach(u.volName, false /*doNotForceDetach*/)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Error detaching Portworx Volume (%v): %v", u.volName, err)
 		return err
@@ -181,7 +185,7 @@ func isClientValid(client *osdclient.Client) (bool, error) {
 
 func createDriverClient(hostname string) (*osdclient.Client, error) {
 	client, err := volumeclient.NewDriverClient("http://"+hostname+":"+osdMgmtPort,
-		pxdDriverName, osdDriverVersion)
+		pxdDriverName, osdDriverVersion, pxDriverName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}