diff --git a/test/bin/common_versions.sh b/test/bin/common_versions.sh
index c70efdb7e2..7605190c8a 100644
--- a/test/bin/common_versions.sh
+++ b/test/bin/common_versions.sh
@@ -143,3 +143,6 @@ export BREW_NIGHTLY_RELEASE_VERSION
 # Set the release type to ec, rc or zstream
 LATEST_RELEASE_TYPE="ec"
 export LATEST_RELEASE_TYPE
+
+BREW_LREL_RELEASE_VERSION="${BREW_EC_RELEASE_VERSION}"
+export BREW_LREL_RELEASE_VERSION
diff --git a/test/bin/scenario.sh b/test/bin/scenario.sh
index 7ad5b99782..792489f1e0 100755
--- a/test/bin/scenario.sh
+++ b/test/bin/scenario.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ SKIP_GREENBOOT=${SKIP_GREENBOOT:-false}  # may be overridden in scenario file
 IMAGE_SIGSTORE_ENABLED=false # may be overridden in scenario file
 VNC_CONSOLE=${VNC_CONSOLE:-false}  # may be overridden in global settings file
 TEST_RANDOMIZATION="all"  # may be overridden in scenario file
+TEST_EXCLUDES="none"  # may be overridden in scenario file
 TEST_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT="30m" # may be overriden in scenario file
 SUBSCRIPTION_MANAGER_PLUGIN="${SUBSCRIPTION_MANAGER_PLUGIN:-${SCRIPTDIR}/subscription_manager_register.sh}"  # may be overridden in global settings file
 RUN_HOST_OVERRIDE=""  # target any given VM for running scenarios
@@ -1053,6 +1054,7 @@ EOF
     if ! ${timeout_robot} \
         --name "${SCENARIO}" \
         --randomize "${TEST_RANDOMIZATION}" \
+        --exclude "${TEST_EXCLUDES}" \
         --loglevel TRACE \
         --listener "${TESTDIR}/resources/sos-on-failure-listener.py" \
         --pythonpath "${TESTDIR}/resources" \
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel94-bootc-brew-y2-with-optional.containerfile b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel94-bootc-brew-y2-with-optional.containerfile
index d11e489630..74f2bf006e 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel94-bootc-brew-y2-with-optional.containerfile
+++ b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel94-bootc-brew-y2-with-optional.containerfile
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ RUN firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=22/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=443/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=5353/udp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=6443/tcp && \
+    firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=8889/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=30000-32767/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=30000-32767/udp
 # {{- end -}}
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-ec-with-optional.containerfile b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-ec-with-optional.containerfile
index 3819d06f3a..0fb9c6fe3d 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-ec-with-optional.containerfile
+++ b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-ec-with-optional.containerfile
@@ -43,6 +43,24 @@ RUN firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=22/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=443/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=5353/udp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=6443/tcp && \
+    firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=8889/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=30000-32767/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=30000-32767/udp
+
+# Prepare system for testing Generic Device Plugin.
+# Upgrade the kernel to keep the same procedure with RHEL and CentOS.
+# CentOS requires upgrade because of a different package retention policy
+# which means that the kernel in the base bootc image might no longer
+# be available in the repositories.
+# hadolint ignore=DL3003
+RUN dnf upgrade kernel -y && \
+    KERNEL_VER=$(rpm -q --qf "%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}" kernel); \
+    KERNEL_VER_ARCH="${KERNEL_VER}.$(uname -m)"; \
+    dnf install -y git make "kernel-devel-${KERNEL_VER}" python3-pyserial && \
+    dnf clean all && \
+    git clone https://github.com/pmtk/serialsim.git /tmp/serialsim && \
+    cd /tmp/serialsim && \
+    make KERNEL="${KERNEL_VER_ARCH}" all install && \
+    rm -rf /tmp/serialsim
+
 # {{- end -}}
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-nightly-with-optional.containerfile b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-nightly-with-optional.containerfile
index ebce25c0fd..f4204bd355 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-nightly-with-optional.containerfile
+++ b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-nightly-with-optional.containerfile
@@ -43,6 +43,24 @@ RUN firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=22/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=443/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=5353/udp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=6443/tcp && \
+    firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=8889/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=30000-32767/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=30000-32767/udp
+
+# Prepare system for testing Generic Device Plugin.
+# Upgrade the kernel to keep the same procedure with RHEL and CentOS.
+# CentOS requires upgrade because of a different package retention policy
+# which means that the kernel in the base bootc image might no longer
+# be available in the repositories.
+# hadolint ignore=DL3003
+RUN dnf upgrade kernel -y && \
+    KERNEL_VER=$(rpm -q --qf "%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}" kernel); \
+    KERNEL_VER_ARCH="${KERNEL_VER}.$(uname -m)"; \
+    dnf install -y git make "kernel-devel-${KERNEL_VER}" python3-pyserial && \
+    dnf clean all && \
+    git clone https://github.com/pmtk/serialsim.git /tmp/serialsim && \
+    cd /tmp/serialsim && \
+    make KERNEL="${KERNEL_VER_ARCH}" all install && \
+    rm -rf /tmp/serialsim
+
 # {{- end -}}
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-rc-with-optional.containerfile b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-rc-with-optional.containerfile
index fe1518d2c2..6e52ba83d4 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-rc-with-optional.containerfile
+++ b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-rc-with-optional.containerfile
@@ -43,6 +43,23 @@ RUN firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=22/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=443/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=5353/udp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=6443/tcp && \
+    firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=8889/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=30000-32767/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=30000-32767/udp
+
+# Prepare system for testing Generic Device Plugin.
+# Upgrade the kernel to keep the same procedure with RHEL and CentOS.
+# CentOS requires upgrade because of a different package retention policy
+# which means that the kernel in the base bootc image might no longer
+# be available in the repositories.
+# hadolint ignore=DL3003
+RUN dnf upgrade kernel -y && \
+    KERNEL_VER=$(rpm -q --qf "%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}" kernel); \
+    KERNEL_VER_ARCH="${KERNEL_VER}.$(uname -m)"; \
+    dnf install -y git make "kernel-devel-${KERNEL_VER}" python3-pyserial && \
+    dnf clean all && \
+    git clone https://github.com/pmtk/serialsim.git /tmp/serialsim && \
+    cd /tmp/serialsim && \
+    make KERNEL="${KERNEL_VER_ARCH}" all install && \
+    rm -rf /tmp/serialsim
 # {{- end -}}
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-y1-with-optional.containerfile b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-y1-with-optional.containerfile
index edb1e43b9a..6461a928e8 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-y1-with-optional.containerfile
+++ b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-y1-with-optional.containerfile
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ RUN firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=22/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=443/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=5353/udp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=6443/tcp && \
+    firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=8889/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=30000-32767/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=30000-32767/udp
 # {{- end -}}
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-zstream-with-optional.containerfile b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-zstream-with-optional.containerfile
index 0eee5fa4b8..d551cb9f21 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-zstream-with-optional.containerfile
+++ b/test/image-blueprints-bootc/layer1-base/group2/rhel96-bootc-brew-zstream-with-optional.containerfile
@@ -43,6 +43,24 @@ RUN firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=22/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=443/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=5353/udp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=6443/tcp && \
+    firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=8889/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=30000-32767/tcp && \
     firewall-offline-cmd --zone=public --add-port=30000-32767/udp
+
+# Prepare system for testing Generic Device Plugin.
+# Upgrade the kernel to keep the same procedure with RHEL and CentOS.
+# CentOS requires upgrade because of a different package retention policy
+# which means that the kernel in the base bootc image might no longer
+# be available in the repositories.
+# hadolint ignore=DL3003
+RUN dnf upgrade kernel -y && \
+KERNEL_VER=$(rpm -q --qf "%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}" kernel); \
+KERNEL_VER_ARCH="${KERNEL_VER}.$(uname -m)"; \
+dnf install -y git make "kernel-devel-${KERNEL_VER}" python3-pyserial && \
+dnf clean all && \
+git clone https://github.com/pmtk/serialsim.git /tmp/serialsim && \
+cd /tmp/serialsim && \
+make KERNEL="${KERNEL_VER_ARCH}" all install && \
+rm -rf /tmp/serialsim
+
 # {{- end -}}
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group2/rhel94-brew-y2-with-optionals.toml b/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group2/rhel94-brew-y2-with-optionals.toml
index 072472bb6d..e041e88c14 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group2/rhel94-brew-y2-with-optionals.toml
+++ b/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group2/rhel94-brew-y2-with-optionals.toml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ ports = [
     "443:tcp",
     "5353:udp",
     "6443:tcp",
+    "8889:tcp",
     "30000-32767:tcp",
     "30000-32767:udp",
 ]
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group3/rhel96-brew-y1-with-optionals.toml b/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group3/rhel96-brew-y1-with-optionals.toml
index 25a2851c29..1da4ec8752 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group3/rhel96-brew-y1-with-optionals.toml
+++ b/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group3/rhel96-brew-y1-with-optionals.toml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ ports = [
     "443:tcp",
     "5353:udp",
     "6443:tcp",
+    "8889:tcp",
     "30000-32767:tcp",
     "30000-32767:udp",
 ]
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-ec-with-optionals.toml b/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-ec-with-optionals.toml
index 5f08416eb8..64f742feed 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-ec-with-optionals.toml
+++ b/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-ec-with-optionals.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ version = "{{ env.Getenv "BREW_EC_RELEASE_VERSION" }}"
 name = "microshift-test-agent"
 version = "*"
 
+[[packages]]
+name = "systemd-resolved"
+version = "*"
+
 [customizations.services]
 enabled = ["microshift", "microshift-test-agent"]
 
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ ports = [
     "443:tcp",
     "5353:udp",
     "6443:tcp",
+    "8889:tcp",
     "30000-32767:tcp",
     "30000-32767:udp",
 ]
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-nightly-with-optionals.toml b/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-nightly-with-optionals.toml
index 15369ebb33..7496a41daa 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-nightly-with-optionals.toml
+++ b/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-nightly-with-optionals.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ version = "{{ env.Getenv "BREW_NIGHTLY_RELEASE_VERSION" }}"
 name = "microshift-test-agent"
 version = "*"
 
+[[packages]]
+name = "systemd-resolved"
+version = "*"
+
 [customizations.services]
 enabled = ["microshift", "microshift-test-agent"]
 
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ ports = [
     "443:tcp",
     "5353:udp",
     "6443:tcp",
+    "8889:tcp",
     "30000-32767:tcp",
     "30000-32767:udp",
 ]
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-rc-with-optionals.toml b/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-rc-with-optionals.toml
index 2160a33f50..932b3c5a1c 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-rc-with-optionals.toml
+++ b/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-rc-with-optionals.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ version = "{{ env.Getenv "BREW_RC_RELEASE_VERSION" }}"
 name = "microshift-test-agent"
 version = "*"
 
+[[packages]]
+name = "systemd-resolved"
+version = "*"
+
 [customizations.services]
 enabled = ["microshift", "microshift-test-agent"]
 
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ ports = [
     "443:tcp",
     "5353:udp",
     "6443:tcp",
+    "8889:tcp",
     "30000-32767:tcp",
     "30000-32767:udp",
 ]
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-zstream-with-optionals.toml b/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-zstream-with-optionals.toml
index 5b60a6eb22..603f538a72 100644
--- a/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-zstream-with-optionals.toml
+++ b/test/image-blueprints/layer1-base/group4/rhel96-brew-zstream-with-optionals.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ version = "{{ env.Getenv "BREW_Y0_RELEASE_VERSION" }}"
 name = "microshift-test-agent"
 version = "*"
 
+[[packages]]
+name = "systemd-resolved"
+version = "*"
+
 [customizations.services]
 enabled = ["microshift", "microshift-test-agent"]
 
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ ports = [
     "443:tcp",
     "5353:udp",
     "6443:tcp",
+    "8889:tcp",
     "30000-32767:tcp",
     "30000-32767:udp",
 ]
diff --git a/test/image-blueprints/layer2-presubmit/group1/rhel96-lrel-optionals-tuned.toml b/test/image-blueprints/layer2-presubmit/group1/rhel96-lrel-optionals-tuned.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cba09bc4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/image-blueprints/layer2-presubmit/group1/rhel96-lrel-optionals-tuned.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+{{- if env.Getenv "BREW_LREL_RELEASE_VERSION" "" -}}
+{{- /*
+
+  We wrap this template in a test so that the body of the output is
+  empty when there is no "current" version release. The output file
+  must end up completely empty, so we need to remove whitespace from
+  around the first and last template instructions.
+
+*/ -}}
+
+name = "rhel-9.6-microshift-brew-tuned-4.{{ .Env.MINOR_VERSION}}-{{ .Env.LATEST_RELEASE_TYPE}}"
+description = "A RHEL 9.6 image with already built and released RPMs like EC, RC, or Z-stream release: {{ .Env.BREW_LREL_RELEASE_VERSION }}"
+version = "0.0.1"
+modules = []
+groups = []
+distro = "rhel-96"
+
+# Parent specification directive recognized by test/bin/build_images.sh to be
+# used with the '--parent' argument of 'osbuild-composer'
+# parent = "rhel-9.6-microshift-brew-optionals-4.{{ .Env.PREVIOUS_MINOR_VERSION }}-zstream"
+
+{{ range (env.Getenv "MICROSHIFT_MANDATORY_RPMS" | strings.Split " ") }}
+[[packages]]
+name = "{{ . }}"
+version = "{{ env.Getenv "BREW_LREL_RELEASE_VERSION" }}"
+{{ end }}
+
+{{ range (env.Getenv "MICROSHIFT_OPTIONAL_RPMS" | strings.Split " ") }}
+[[packages]]
+name = "{{ . }}"
+version = "{{ env.Getenv "BREW_LREL_RELEASE_VERSION" }}"
+{{ end }}
+
+{{- if and (env.Getenv "UNAME_M" "") (eq "x86_64" .Env.UNAME_M) }}
+{{ range (env.Getenv "MICROSHIFT_X86_64_RPMS" | strings.Split " ") }}
+[[packages]]
+name = "{{ . }}"
+version = "{{ env.Getenv "BREW_LREL_RELEASE_VERSION" }}"
+{{ end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+[[packages]]
+name = "microshift-test-agent"
+version = "*"
+
+[[packages]]
+name = "systemd-resolved"
+version = "*"
+
+{{- if and (env.Getenv "UNAME_M" "") (eq "x86_64" .Env.UNAME_M) }}
+# Kernel RT is only available for x86_64
+[customizations.kernel]
+name = "kernel-rt"
+{{- end }}
+
+[customizations.services]
+enabled = ["microshift-test-agent", "microshift", "microshift-tuned"]
+
+[customizations.firewall]
+ports = [
+    "22:tcp",
+    "80:tcp",
+    "443:tcp",
+    "5353:udp",
+    "6443:tcp",
+    "8889:tcp",
+    "30000-32767:tcp",
+    "30000-32767:udp",
+]
+
+[customizations.firewall.services]
+enabled = ["mdns", "ssh", "http", "https"]
+
+[[customizations.firewall.zones]]
+name = "trusted"
+sources = ["10.42.0.0/16", "169.254.169.1", "fd01::/48"]
+
+[[customizations.files]]
+path = "/etc/microshift/config.yaml"
+data = """
+kubelet:
+  cpuManagerPolicy: static
+  cpuManagerPolicyOptions:
+    full-pcpus-only: "true"
+  cpuManagerReconcilePeriod: 5s
+  memoryManagerPolicy: Static
+  topologyManagerPolicy: single-numa-node
+  reservedSystemCPUs: 0-1
+  reservedMemory:
+  - limits:
+      memory: 1100Mi
+    numaNode: 0
+  kubeReserved:
+    memory: 500Mi
+  systemReserved:
+    memory: 500Mi
+  evictionHard:
+    imagefs.available: 15%
+    memory.available: 100Mi
+    nodefs.available: 10%
+    nodefs.inodesFree: 5%
+  evictionPressureTransitionPeriod: 0s
+"""
+
+[[customizations.files]]
+path = "/etc/tuned/microshift-baseline-variables.conf"
+data = """
+# Isolated cores should be complementary to kubelet's reserved CPUs.
+# Isolated and reserved CPUs should contain all online CPUs.
+# Core #3 is for testing offlining hence skipped.
+isolated_cores=2,4-5
+hugepages_size=2M
+hugepages=10
+additional_args=test1=on test2=true dummy
+offline_cpu_set=3
+"""
+
+[[customizations.files]]
+path = "/etc/microshift/tuned.yaml"
+data = """
+profile: microshift-baseline
+reboot_after_apply: True
+"""
+
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/test/scenarios-bootc/releases/el96-lrel@optional.sh b/test/scenarios-bootc/releases/el96-lrel@optional.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bc601136a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scenarios-bootc/releases/el96-lrel@optional.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Sourced from scenario.sh and uses functions defined there.
+
+# Redefine network-related settings to use the dedicated network bridge
+VM_BRIDGE_IP="$(get_vm_bridge_ip "${VM_MULTUS_NETWORK}")"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034  # used elsewhere
+WEB_SERVER_URL="http://${VM_BRIDGE_IP}:${WEB_SERVER_PORT}"
+
+scenario_create_vms() {
+    prepare_kickstart host1 kickstart-bootc.ks.template "rhel96-bootc-brew-${LATEST_RELEASE_TYPE}-with-optional"
+    # Two nics - one for macvlan, another for ipvlan (they cannot enslave the same interface)
+    launch_vm --boot_blueprint rhel96-bootc --network "${VM_MULTUS_NETWORK},${VM_MULTUS_NETWORK}"
+}
+
+scenario_remove_vms() {
+    remove_vm host1
+}
+
+scenario_run_tests() {
+        run_tests host1 \
+        --variable "PROMETHEUS_HOST:$(hostname)" \
+        --variable "PROMETHEUS_PORT:9092" \
+        --variable "LOKI_HOST:$(hostname)" \
+        --variable "LOKI_PORT:3200" \
+        --variable "PROM_EXPORTER_PORT:8889" \
+        suites/optional/
+}
diff --git a/test/scenarios-bootc/releases/el96-lrel@osconfig.sh b/test/scenarios-bootc/releases/el96-lrel@osconfig.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2faa3e542b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scenarios-bootc/releases/el96-lrel@osconfig.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Sourced from scenario.sh and uses functions defined there.
+
+scenario_create_vms() {
+    prepare_kickstart host1 kickstart-bootc.ks.template "rhel96-bootc-brew-${LATEST_RELEASE_TYPE}-with-optional"
+    launch_vm --boot_blueprint rhel96-bootc
+}
+
+scenario_remove_vms() {
+    remove_vm host1
+}
+
+scenario_run_tests() {
+    run_tests host1 \
+        suites/osconfig/clusterid.robot \
+        suites/osconfig/systemd-resolved.robot
+}
diff --git a/test/scenarios-bootc/releases/el96-lrel@router.sh b/test/scenarios-bootc/releases/el96-lrel@router.sh
index 2199b53167..c7238c7e43 100644
--- a/test/scenarios-bootc/releases/el96-lrel@router.sh
+++ b/test/scenarios-bootc/releases/el96-lrel@router.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+export TEST_EXCLUDES="ushift-6085"
+
 # Sourced from scenario.sh and uses functions defined there.
 
 scenario_create_vms() {
diff --git a/test/scenarios/presubmits/el96-src@low-latency.sh b/test/scenarios/presubmits/el96-src@low-latency.sh
index 7b1a1a202a..0e23cf79ab 100644
--- a/test/scenarios/presubmits/el96-src@low-latency.sh
+++ b/test/scenarios/presubmits/el96-src@low-latency.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ scenario_remove_vms() {
 }
 
 scenario_run_tests() {
-    # Should not be ran immediately after creating VM because of
+    # Should not be run immediately after creating VM because of
     # microshift-tuned rebooting the node to activate the profile.
     local -r start_time=$(date +%s)
     while true; do
diff --git a/test/scenarios/releases/el96-lrel@low-latency.sh b/test/scenarios/releases/el96-lrel@low-latency.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f3a5b8e7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scenarios/releases/el96-lrel@low-latency.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+export SKIP_GREENBOOT=true
+export TEST_RANDOMIZATION=none
+
+# Sourced from scenario.sh and uses functions defined there.
+
+scenario_create_vms() {
+    prepare_kickstart host1 kickstart.ks.template "rhel-9.6-microshift-brew-tuned-4.${MINOR_VERSION}-${LATEST_RELEASE_TYPE}"
+    launch_vm  --vm_vcpus 6
+}
+
+scenario_remove_vms() {
+    remove_vm host1
+}
+
+scenario_run_tests() {
+    # Should not be run immediately after creating VM because of
+    # microshift-tuned rebooting the node to activate the profile.
+    local -r start_time=$(date +%s)
+    while true; do
+        boot_num=$(run_command_on_vm host1 "sudo journalctl --list-boots --quiet | wc -l" || true)
+        boot_num="${boot_num%$'\r'*}"
+        if [[ "${boot_num}" -ge 2 ]]; then
+            break
+        fi
+        if [ $(( $(date +%s) - start_time )) -gt 60 ]; then
+            echo "Timed out waiting for VM having 2 boots"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        sleep 5
+    done
+    
+    # --exitonfailure because tests within suites are meant to be ordered,
+    # so don't advance to next test if current failed.
+
+    run_tests host1 \
+        --exitonfailure \
+        suites/tuned/profile.robot \
+        suites/tuned/microshift-tuned.robot \
+        suites/tuned/workload-partitioning.robot
+}
diff --git a/test/scenarios/releases/el96-lrel@optional.sh b/test/scenarios/releases/el96-lrel@optional.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1eef1773d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scenarios/releases/el96-lrel@optional.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Sourced from scenario.sh and uses functions defined there.
+
+# Redefine network-related settings to use the dedicated network bridge
+VM_BRIDGE_IP="$(get_vm_bridge_ip "${VM_MULTUS_NETWORK}")"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034  # used elsewhere
+WEB_SERVER_URL="http://${VM_BRIDGE_IP}:${WEB_SERVER_PORT}"
+
+scenario_create_vms() {
+    prepare_kickstart host1 kickstart.ks.template "rhel-9.6-microshift-brew-optionals-4.${MINOR_VERSION}-${LATEST_RELEASE_TYPE}"
+    # Two nics - one for macvlan, another for ipvlan (they cannot enslave the same interface)
+    launch_vm  --network "${VM_MULTUS_NETWORK},${VM_MULTUS_NETWORK}"
+}
+
+scenario_remove_vms() {
+    remove_vm host1
+}
+
+scenario_run_tests() {
+        # Generic Device Plugin suite is excluded because getting serialsim for ostree would require:
+        # - getting the version of the kernel of ostree image,
+        # - installing kernel-devel of that version on the hypervisor,
+        # - building serialsim
+        # - packaging serialsim as an RPM
+        # - including the RPM in the ostree blueprint
+        # GDP suite is tested with bootc images instead.
+        run_tests host1 \
+        --variable "PROMETHEUS_HOST:$(hostname)" \
+        --variable "PROMETHEUS_PORT:9092" \
+        --variable "LOKI_HOST:$(hostname)" \
+        --variable "LOKI_PORT:3200" \
+        --variable "PROM_EXPORTER_PORT:8889" \
+        --exclude generic-device-plugin \
+        suites/optional/
+}
diff --git a/test/scenarios/releases/el96-lrel@osconfig.sh b/test/scenarios/releases/el96-lrel@osconfig.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d084405a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scenarios/releases/el96-lrel@osconfig.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Sourced from scenario.sh and uses functions defined there.
+
+scenario_create_vms() {
+    prepare_kickstart host1 kickstart.ks.template "rhel-9.6-microshift-brew-optionals-4.${MINOR_VERSION}-${LATEST_RELEASE_TYPE}"
+    launch_vm
+}
+
+scenario_remove_vms() {
+    remove_vm host1
+}
+
+scenario_run_tests() {
+    run_tests host1 \
+        suites/osconfig/clusterid.robot \
+        suites/osconfig/systemd-resolved.robot
+}
diff --git a/test/scenarios/releases/el96-lrel@router.sh b/test/scenarios/releases/el96-lrel@router.sh
index 1ff7298a39..a1e0b2792a 100644
--- a/test/scenarios/releases/el96-lrel@router.sh
+++ b/test/scenarios/releases/el96-lrel@router.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+export TEST_EXCLUDES="ushift-6085"
+
 # Sourced from scenario.sh and uses functions defined there.
 
 scenario_create_vms() {
diff --git a/test/suites/router/router.robot b/test/suites/router/router.robot
index 2d7553517d..68e848c55f 100644
--- a/test/suites/router/router.robot
+++ b/test/suites/router/router.robot
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ Router Verify Security Configuration
 
 Router Verify Access Logging Configuration Container
     [Documentation]    Test ingress access logging configuration.
+    [Tags]    ushift-6085
     [Setup]    Run Keywords
     ...    Remove Custom Config
     ...    AND