diff --git a/manila_tempest_tests/config.py b/manila_tempest_tests/config.py
index 0cd07d3..4d36944 100644
--- a/manila_tempest_tests/config.py
+++ b/manila_tempest_tests/config.py
@@ -336,4 +336,17 @@
                      "attempt to create an IPv6 subnet on the project network "
                      "they create for ping and SSH to the client test VM "
                      "where data path testing is performed."),
+    cfg.StrOpt("dd_input_file",
+               default="/dev/zero",
+               help="The input file (if) in the dd command specifies the "
+                    "source of data that dd will read and process, which can "
+                    "be a device, a regular file, or even standard input "
+                    "(stdin). dd copies, transforms, or performs actions on "
+                    "this data based on provided options and then writes it "
+                    "to an output file or device (of). When using /dev/zero "
+                    "in storage systems with default compression, although "
+                    "it generates highly compressible null bytes (zeros), "
+                    "writing data from /dev/zero might not yield significant "
+                    "space savings as these systems are already optimized for "
+                    "efficient compression."),
 ]
diff --git a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/test_shares_actions_negative.py b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/test_shares_actions_negative.py
index 977d9a1..da85f2e 100644
--- a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/test_shares_actions_negative.py
+++ b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/test_shares_actions_negative.py
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@
 
         self.assertEqual(0, len(shares))
 
-    @decorators.skip_because(bug='1914363')
     @decorators.idempotent_id('e8f857f1-ec32-4f81-9e09-26065891dc93')
     @tc.attr(base.TAG_NEGATIVE, base.TAG_API_WITH_BACKEND)
     def test_get_share_from_other_project(self):
diff --git a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/manager_share.py b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/manager_share.py
index 6d6efc0..3e06323 100644
--- a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/manager_share.py
+++ b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/manager_share.py
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@
     def write_data_to_mounted_share_using_dd(self, remote_client,
                                              output_file,
                                              block_size,
-                                             block_count,
-                                             input_file='/dev/zero'):
+                                             block_count):
         """Writes data to mounted share using dd command
 
         Example Usage for writing 512Mb to a file on /mnt/
@@ -243,13 +242,12 @@
         :param block_size: The size of an individual block in bytes
         :param block_count: The number of blocks to write
         :param output_file: Path to the file to be written
-        :param input_file: Path to the file to read from
         """
         block_count = int(block_count)
         remote_client.exec_command(
-            "sudo sh -c \"dd bs={} count={} if={} of={} conv=fsync"
-            " iflag=fullblock\""
-            .format(block_size, block_count, input_file, output_file))
+            "sudo sh -c \"dd bs={} count={} if={} of={} iflag=fullblock\""
+            .format(block_size, block_count, CONF.share.dd_input_file,
+                    output_file))
 
     def read_data_from_mounted_share(self,
                                      remote_client,
diff --git a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/test_share_extend.py b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/test_share_extend.py
index 595ddd4..450d2d4 100644
--- a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/test_share_extend.py
+++ b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/test_share_extend.py
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@
                   .format(three_quarter_blocks))
         self.write_data_to_mounted_share_using_dd(remote_client,
                                                   '/mnt/t1', '64M',
-                                                  three_quarter_blocks,
-                                                  '/dev/urandom')
+                                                  three_quarter_blocks)
         ls_result = remote_client.exec_command("sudo ls -lAh /mnt/")
         LOG.debug(ls_result)
 
@@ -86,8 +85,7 @@
         self.assertRaises(
             exceptions.SSHExecCommandFailed,
             self.write_data_to_mounted_share_using_dd,
-            remote_client, '/mnt/t2', '64M', over_one_quarter_blocks,
-            '/dev/urandom')
+            remote_client, '/mnt/t2', '64M', over_one_quarter_blocks)
         ls_result = remote_client.exec_command("sudo ls -lAh /mnt/")
         LOG.debug(ls_result)
 
@@ -129,8 +127,7 @@
             self.write_data_to_mounted_share_using_dd(remote_client,
                                                       output_file,
                                                       block_size,
-                                                      block_count,
-                                                      '/dev/urandom')
+                                                      block_count)
         except exceptions.SSHExecCommandFailed as e:
             if 'stale file handle' in str(e).lower():
                 LOG.warning("Client was disconnected during extend process")
@@ -139,8 +136,7 @@
                 self.write_data_to_mounted_share_using_dd(remote_client,
                                                           output_file,
                                                           block_size,
-                                                          block_count,
-                                                          '/dev/urandom')
+                                                          block_count)
             else:
                 raise
 
diff --git a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/test_share_manage_unmanage.py b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/test_share_manage_unmanage.py
index ef2a6af..bbf5ba6 100644
--- a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/test_share_manage_unmanage.py
+++ b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/test_share_manage_unmanage.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
         LOG.debug('Step 6b - writing 640mb')
         self.write_data_to_mounted_share_using_dd(remote_client,
                                                   '/mnt/t1', 1024,
-                                                  2048, '/dev/zero')
+                                                  2048)
         ls_result = remote_client.exec_command("sudo ls -lA /mnt/")
         LOG.debug(ls_result)
 
diff --git a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/test_share_shrink.py b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/test_share_shrink.py
index a4e59e8..fab7e0a 100644
--- a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/test_share_shrink.py
+++ b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/scenario/test_share_shrink.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         LOG.debug('Step 6 - writing {} * 64MB blocks'.format(blocks))
         self.write_data_to_mounted_share_using_dd(remote_client,
                                                   '/mnt/t1', '64M',
-                                                  blocks, '/dev/urandom')
+                                                  blocks)
         ls_result = remote_client.exec_command("sudo ls -lAh /mnt/")
         LOG.debug(ls_result)
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         self.assertRaises(
             exceptions.SSHExecCommandFailed,
             self.write_data_to_mounted_share_using_dd,
-            remote_client, '/mnt/t1', '64M', blocks, '/dev/urandom')
+            remote_client, '/mnt/t1', '64M', blocks)
 
         LOG.debug('Step 12 - unmount')
         self.unmount_share(remote_client)
diff --git a/zuul.d/manila-tempest-jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/manila-tempest-jobs.yaml
index a544cca..e49d202 100644
--- a/zuul.d/manila-tempest-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/manila-tempest-jobs.yaml
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
               backend_names: LONDON,PARIS
               multi_backend: true
               image_password: manila
+              dd_input_file: /dev/urandom
 
 - job:
     name: manila-tempest-plugin-zfsonlinux
@@ -177,7 +178,6 @@
       - openstack/neutron-dynamic-routing
     vars:
       tempest_test_regex: '(^manila_tempest_tests.tests)(?=.*\[.*\bbackend\b.*\])'
-      tempest_exclude_regex: "(^manila_tempest_tests.tests.scenario.*)"
       devstack_services: &devstack-with-ovs
         # NOTE(gouthamr): LP#1940324 prevents bgp usage with OVN, disable OVN
         br-ex-tcpdump: false
@@ -232,25 +232,21 @@
               multi_backend: true
               image_password: manila
 
-# NOTE(carloss): Nova bumped libvirt to a version available only on Ubuntu
-# Jammy. We are then forced to migrate this job to use Jammy. When LP Bug
-#1998489 is fixed, we will be able to unify the job above with this.
 - job:
     name: manila-tempest-plugin-lvm
     description: |
-      Test LVM multibackend (DHSS=False) in a IPv4 environment.
-    branches:
-      regex: ^stable/(2023.1|zed|yoga|xena|wallaby|victoria|ussuri)$
-      negate: true
+      Test LVM multibackend (DHSS=False) in a 4+6 (dual-stack) devstack
+      environment with IPv6 control plane endpoints.
+    branches: *ubuntu_jammy_test_image_branches
     parent: manila-tempest-plugin-lvm-base
     vars:
+      # TODO(gouthamr): some tests are disabled due to bugs
+      # IPv6 Tests: https://bugs.launchpad.net/manila/+bug/1998489
+      # drop these overrides once we address that bug.
+      tempest_exclude_regex: '(^manila_tempest_tests.tests.scenario.*IPv6.*)'
       devstack_localrc:
         MANILA_SETUP_IPV6: false
-      devstack_local_conf:
-        test-config:
-          $TEMPEST_CONFIG:
-            share:
-              run_ipv6_tests: false
+        NEUTRON_CREATE_INITIAL_NETWORKS: true
 
 - job:
     name: manila-tempest-plugin-container