diff --git a/.github/workflows/alerting-release-e2e-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/alerting-release-e2e-workflow.yml
index ca809f0d7..eaa9e9a1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/alerting-release-e2e-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/alerting-release-e2e-workflow.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ jobs:
 
   tests:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
     with:
       test-name: Alerting
       test-command: yarn cypress:run-with-security --browser chromium --spec 'cypress/integration/plugins/alerting-dashboards-plugin/*'
+      security-enabled: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/anomaly-detection-release-e2e-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/anomaly-detection-release-e2e-workflow.yml
index 3b3a9a7d8..154f8aba5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/anomaly-detection-release-e2e-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/anomaly-detection-release-e2e-workflow.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ jobs:
 
   tests:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
     with:
       test-name: Anomaly Detection
       test-command: yarn cypress:run-with-security --browser chromium --spec 'cypress/integration/plugins/anomaly-detection-dashboards-plugin/*'
+      security-enabled: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/custom-import-map-dashboards-release-e2e-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/custom-import-map-dashboards-release-e2e-workflow.yml
index 0bf7fa279..71f4ec641 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/custom-import-map-dashboards-release-e2e-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/custom-import-map-dashboards-release-e2e-workflow.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ jobs:
 
   tests:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
     with:
       test-name: Observability
       test-command: yarn cypress:run-with-security --browser chromium --spec 'cypress/integration/plugins/custom-import-map-dashboards/*'
+      security-enabled: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow-bundle-snapshot-based-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow-bundle-snapshot-based-windows.yml
index 2a8b82fdf..b906fd6fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow-bundle-snapshot-based-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow-bundle-snapshot-based-windows.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
 
   tests-with-security:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template-windows.yml
     with:
       test-name: Core Dashboards using Bundle Snapshot
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
 
   tests-without-security:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template-windows.yml
     with:
       test-name: Core Dashboards using Bundle Snapshot
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow-bundle-snapshot-based.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow-bundle-snapshot-based.yml
index b1038c86d..4887b9e76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow-bundle-snapshot-based.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow-bundle-snapshot-based.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
 
   tests-with-security:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
     with:
       test-name: Core Dashboards using Bundle Snapshot
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
 
   tests-without-security:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
     with:
       test-name: Core Dashboards using Bundle Snapshot
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow-vanilla-snapshot-based.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow-vanilla-snapshot-based.yml
index d24593e7a..f8d4d1a74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow-vanilla-snapshot-based.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow-vanilla-snapshot-based.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ jobs:
       CI: 1
       # avoid warnings like "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
       TERM: xterm
+      # make Node run in ipv4 first so that cypress can detect 5601 port in CI environment
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=6144 --dns-result-order=ipv4first'
     steps:
       - name: Set up JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gantt-chart-release-e2e-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/gantt-chart-release-e2e-workflow.yml
index a76240c9e..923c5048d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gantt-chart-release-e2e-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gantt-chart-release-e2e-workflow.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ jobs:
 
   tests:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
     with:
       test-name: Gantt Chart
       test-command: yarn cypress:run-with-security --browser chromium --spec 'cypress/integration/plugins/gantt-chart-dashboards/*'
+      security-enabled: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/index-management-release-e2e-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/index-management-release-e2e-workflow.yml
index 467f38f60..aaa94f4a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/index-management-release-e2e-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/index-management-release-e2e-workflow.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ jobs:
 
   tests:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
     with:
       test-name: Index Management
       test-command: yarn cypress:run-with-security --browser chromium --spec 'cypress/integration/plugins/index-management-dashboards-plugin/*'
+      security-enabled: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint_checker.yml b/.github/workflows/lint_checker.yml
index 64a19ea38..c963d7a11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint_checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint_checker.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ jobs:
       CI: 1
       # avoid warnings like "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
       TERM: xterm
+      # make Node run in ipv4 first so that cypress can detect 5601 port in CI environment
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=6144 --dns-result-order=ipv4first'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout cypress-test
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ml-commons-release-e2e-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/ml-commons-release-e2e-workflow.yml
index 7998afab6..050fed35f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ml-commons-release-e2e-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ml-commons-release-e2e-workflow.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ jobs:
 
   tests:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
     with:
       test-name: ML Commons
       test-command: env CYPRESS_ML_COMMONS_DASHBOARDS_ENABLED=true yarn cypress:run-with-security --browser chromium --spec 'cypress/integration/plugins/ml-commons-dashboards/*'
       osd-serve-args: --ml_commons_dashboards.enabled=true
+      security-enabled: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/notifications-release-e2e-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/notifications-release-e2e-workflow.yml
index fc8973992..068ff6458 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notifications-release-e2e-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notifications-release-e2e-workflow.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ jobs:
 
   tests:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
     with:
       test-name: Notifications
       test-command: yarn cypress:run-with-security --browser chromium --spec 'cypress/integration/plugins/notifications-dashboards/*'
+      security-enabled: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/observability-release-e2e-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/observability-release-e2e-workflow.yml
index d94d138e1..2cf6e2818 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/observability-release-e2e-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/observability-release-e2e-workflow.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ jobs:
 
   tests:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
     with:
       test-name: Observability
       test-command: yarn cypress:run-with-security --browser chromium --spec 'cypress/integration/plugins/observability-dashboards/*'
+      security-enabled: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/query-workbench-release-e2e-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/query-workbench-release-e2e-workflow.yml
index 14108003e..f1c691d14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/query-workbench-release-e2e-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/query-workbench-release-e2e-workflow.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ jobs:
 
   tests:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
     with:
       test-name: Query Workbench
       test-command: yarn cypress:run-with-security --browser chromium --spec 'cypress/integration/plugins/query-workbench-dashboards/*'
+      security-enabled: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template-windows.yml
index e7ff7a6ae..3f8553a84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template-windows.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ jobs:
       CI: 1
       # avoid warnings like "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
       TERM: xterm
+      # make Node run in ipv4 first so that cypress can detect 5601 port in CI environment
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=6144 --dns-result-order=ipv4first'
     steps:
       - name: Set up JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml b/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
index 33ad16985..20fe3fa4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ jobs:
       CI: 1
       # avoid warnings like "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
       TERM: xterm
+      # make Node run in ipv4 first so that cypress can detect 5601 port in CI environment
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=6144 --dns-result-order=ipv4first'
     steps:
       - name: Set up JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chrome.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chrome.yml
index dec0b5fd0..9dc47ddb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chrome.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chrome.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ jobs:
       CI: 1
       # avoid warnings like "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
       TERM: xterm
+      # make Node run in ipv4 first so that cypress can detect 5601 port in CI environment
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=6144 --dns-result-order=ipv4first'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout functional-test
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ad-only.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ad-only.yml
index 14b9c8551..96cf1bc8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ad-only.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ad-only.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ jobs:
       CI: 1
       # avoid warnings like "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
       TERM: xterm
+      # make Node run in ipv4 first so that cypress can detect 5601 port in CI environment
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=6144 --dns-result-order=ipv4first'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout functional-test
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ism-only.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ism-only.yml
index c920f7f01..08aa34055 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ism-only.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ism-only.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ jobs:
       CI: 1
       # avoid warnings like "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
       TERM: xterm
+      # make Node run in ipv4 first so that cypress can detect 5601 port in CI environment
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=6144 --dns-result-order=ipv4first'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout functional-test
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-0.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-0.yml
index 8c9a7e416..8e4604747 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-0.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-0.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ jobs:
       CI: 1
       # avoid warnings like "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
       TERM: xterm
+      # make Node run in ipv4 first so that cypress can detect 5601 port in CI environment
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=6144 --dns-result-order=ipv4first'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout functional-test
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-10.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-10.yml
index 17e82077f..599054bb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-10.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-10.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ jobs:
       CI: 1
       # avoid warnings like "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
       TERM: xterm
+      # make Node run in ipv4 first so that cypress can detect 5601 port in CI environment
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=6144 --dns-result-order=ipv4first'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout functional-test
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-20.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-20.yml
index fbc92bbe8..3a32342cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-20.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-20.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ jobs:
       CI: 1
       # avoid warnings like "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
       TERM: xterm
+      # make Node run in ipv4 first so that cypress can detect 5601 port in CI environment
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=6144 --dns-result-order=ipv4first'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout functional-test
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-5.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-5.yml
index b49d4e4f7..8b2b6faf7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-5.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-tests-in-memory-5.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ jobs:
       CI: 1
       # avoid warnings like "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
       TERM: xterm
+      # make Node run in ipv4 first so that cypress can detect 5601 port in CI environment
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=6144 --dns-result-order=ipv4first'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout functional-test
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium.yml
index 6059c7f54..15015ef74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ jobs:
       CI: 1
       # avoid warnings like "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
       TERM: xterm
+      # make Node run in ipv4 first so that cypress can detect 5601 port in CI environment
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=6144 --dns-result-order=ipv4first'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout functional-test
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-electron.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-electron.yml
index 8d874748e..140c69b52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-electron.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-electron.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ jobs:
       CI: 1
       # avoid warnings like "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
       TERM: xterm
+      # make Node run in ipv4 first so that cypress can detect 5601 port in CI environment
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=6144 --dns-result-order=ipv4first'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout functional-test
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-firefox.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-firefox.yml
index a1e6b4a68..0f99fa5ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-firefox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-firefox.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ jobs:
       CI: 1
       # avoid warnings like "tput: No value for $TERM and no -T specified"
       TERM: xterm
+      # make Node run in ipv4 first so that cypress can detect 5601 port in CI environment
+      NODE_OPTIONS: '--max-old-space-size=6144 --dns-result-order=ipv4first'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout functional-test
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reports-release-e2e-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/reports-release-e2e-workflow.yml
index 3c5132c39..27c29c904 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reports-release-e2e-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reports-release-e2e-workflow.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ jobs:
 
   tests:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
     with:
       test-name: Reports
       test-command: yarn cypress:run-with-security --browser chromium --spec 'cypress/integration/plugins/reports-dashboards/*'
+      security-enabled: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/search-relevance-release-e2e-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/search-relevance-release-e2e-workflow.yml
index 8a83109a7..6deb497b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/search-relevance-release-e2e-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/search-relevance-release-e2e-workflow.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ jobs:
             - 'cypress/**/search-relevance-dashboards/**'
   tests:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
     with:
       test-name: Search Relevance
       test-command: yarn cypress:run-with-security --browser chromium --spec 'cypress/integration/plugins/search-relevance-dashboards/*'
+      security-enabled: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-analytics-release-e2e-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/security-analytics-release-e2e-workflow.yml
index dd708bb75..57ea1cb9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-analytics-release-e2e-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-analytics-release-e2e-workflow.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ jobs:
 
   tests:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
     with:
       test-name: Security Analytics
       test-command: yarn cypress:run-with-security --browser chromium --spec 'cypress/integration/plugins/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/*'
+      security-enabled: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-release-e2e-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/security-release-e2e-workflow.yml
index 4ed0901a3..576285315 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-release-e2e-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-release-e2e-workflow.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ jobs:
 
   tests:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
+    ## if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release-e2e-workflow-template.yml
     with:
       test-name: Security
       test-command: yarn cypress:run-with-security --browser chromium --spec 'cypress/integration/plugins/security/*'
+      security-enabled: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cypress.json b/cypress.json
index f79ebf340..f5e5f5f72 100644
--- a/cypress.json
+++ b/cypress.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "VISBUILDER_ENABLED": true,
     "DATASOURCE_MANAGEMENT_ENABLED": false,
     "ML_COMMONS_DASHBOARDS_ENABLED": true,
-    "WAIT_FOR_LOADER_BUFFER_MS": 0
+    "WAIT_FOR_LOADER_BUFFER_MS": 0,
+    "NO_COMMAND_LOG": 1
   }
 }