diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chrome.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chrome.yml
index e6bdb4775..22d95298b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chrome.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chrome.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ jobs:
           cd opensearch-${{ env.VERSION }}/
           ./opensearch-tar-install.sh &
           timeout 900 bash -c 'while [[ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w ''%{http_code}'' -u admin:${{ env.OPENSEARCH_INITIAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD }} -k https://localhost:9200)" != "200" ]]; do sleep 5; done'
+      - uses: derek-ho/start-opensearch@v3
+        with:
+          opensearch-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          security-enabled: false
+          port: 9201
       - name: Get OpenSearch-Dashboards
         run: |
           wget https://ci.opensearch.org/ci/dbc/distribution-build-opensearch-dashboards/${{ env.VERSION }}/latest/linux/x64/tar/dist/opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-x64.tar.gz
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ad-only.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ad-only.yml
index d4db844d9..ccb14dbd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ad-only.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ad-only.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ jobs:
           cd opensearch-${{ env.VERSION }}/
           ./opensearch-tar-install.sh &
           timeout 900 bash -c 'while [[ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w ''%{http_code}'' -u admin:${{ env.OPENSEARCH_INITIAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD }} -k https://localhost:9200)" != "200" ]]; do sleep 5; done'
+      - uses: derek-ho/start-opensearch@v3
+        with:
+          opensearch-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          security-enabled: false
+          port: 9201
       - name: Get OpenSearch-Dashboards
         run: |
           wget https://ci.opensearch.org/ci/dbc/distribution-build-opensearch-dashboards/${{ env.VERSION }}/latest/linux/x64/tar/dist/opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-x64.tar.gz
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ism-only.yml b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ism-only.yml
index 6f0d5d3d1..0db14841f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ism-only.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-signoff-chromium-ism-only.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ jobs:
           cd opensearch-${{ env.VERSION }}/
           ./opensearch-tar-install.sh &
           timeout 900 bash -c 'while [[ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w ''%{http_code}'' -u admin:${{ env.OPENSEARCH_INITIAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD }} -k https://localhost:9200)" != "200" ]]; do sleep 5; done'
+      - uses: derek-ho/start-opensearch@v3
+        with:
+          opensearch-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          security-enabled: false
+          port: 9201
       - name: Get OpenSearch-Dashboards
         run: |
           wget https://ci.opensearch.org/ci/dbc/distribution-build-opensearch-dashboards/${{ env.VERSION }}/latest/linux/x64/tar/dist/opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards-${{ env.VERSION }}-linux-x64.tar.gz
diff --git a/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/datasource-management-plugin/1_create_datasource.spec.js b/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/datasource-management-plugin/1_create_datasource.spec.js
index 16340acb8..717a51d9c 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/datasource-management-plugin/1_create_datasource.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/datasource-management-plugin/1_create_datasource.spec.js
@@ -17,6 +17,23 @@ const REGION = 'us-east-1';
 const ACCESS_KEY = 'accessKey';
 const SECRET_KEY = 'secretKey';
 
+export const CreateDataSourceNoAuth = () => {
+  cy.visit(
+    'http://localhost:5601/app/management/opensearch-dashboards/dataSources/create'
+  );
+  cy.get('[data-test-subj="createDataSourceFormTitleField"]').type('9201');
+  cy.get('[data-test-subj="createDataSourceFormEndpointField"]').type(
+    'http://localhost:9201'
+  );
+  cy.get('[data-test-subj="createDataSourceFormAuthTypeSelect"]').click();
+  cy.get('#no_auth').click();
+  cy.get('[data-test-subj="createDataSourceTestConnectionButton"]').click();
+  cy.get('.euiToastHeader__title').should('contain', 'successful');
+  cy.get('[data-test-subj="createDataSourceButton"]').click();
+};
+
+// TODO: create datasource with basic auth and sigv4
+
 if (Cypress.env('DATASOURCE_MANAGEMENT_ENABLED')) {
   describe('Create datasources', () => {
     before(() => {
diff --git a/cypress/utils/commands.js b/cypress/utils/commands.js
index 19f84fb66..a4e9e3ed4 100644
--- a/cypress/utils/commands.js
+++ b/cypress/utils/commands.js
@@ -368,6 +368,21 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('createIndexPattern', (id, attributes, header = {}) => {
     Cypress.config().baseUrl
   }/api/saved_objects/index-pattern/${id}`;
 
+  console.log(JSON.stringify(url));
+  console.log(
+    JSON.stringify({
+      'content-type': 'application/json;charset=UTF-8',
+      'osd-xsrf': true,
+      ...header,
+    })
+  );
+  console.log(
+    JSON.stringify({
+      attributes,
+      references: [],
+    })
+  );
+
   cy.request({
     method: 'POST',
     url,