diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-master.yaml
index a29b350ac4eb6..9e778778d5220 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-master.yaml
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: ipi-aws
 - as: e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
   cluster: build05
+  shard_count: 2
   steps:
     cluster_profile: equinix-ocp-metal
     env:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.20.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.20.yaml
index 7410f12ce4ce0..4723f3153f3c0 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.20.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.20.yaml
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: ipi-aws
 - as: e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
   cluster: build05
+  shard_count: 2
   steps:
     cluster_profile: equinix-ocp-metal
     env:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.21.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.21.yaml
index 2bc297c47fc6d..c65ec0529d188 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.21.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.21.yaml
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: ipi-aws
 - as: e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
   cluster: build05
+  shard_count: 2
   steps:
     cluster_profile: equinix-ocp-metal
     env:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-master-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-master-presubmits.yaml
index 8f7e7686a0486..bded109a92728 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-master-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-master-presubmits.yaml
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ presubmits:
     - ^master$
     - ^master-
     cluster: build05
-    context: ci/prow/e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
+    context: ci/prow/e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-1of2
     decorate: true
     labels:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: equinix-ocp-metal
@@ -1911,15 +1911,16 @@ presubmits:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cluster: build05
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
-    name: pull-ci-openshift-kubernetes-master-e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-kubernetes-master-e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-1of2
     path_alias: k8s.io/kubernetes
-    rerun_command: /test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
+    rerun_command: /test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-1of2
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
         - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
         - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
         - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+        - --multi-stage-param=SHARD_ARGS="--shard-count 2 --shard-id 1"
         - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
         - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
         - --target=e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
@@ -1970,7 +1971,82 @@ presubmits:
       - name: result-aggregator
         secret:
           secretName: result-aggregator
-    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6,?($|\s.*)
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-1of2,?($|\s.*)
+  - agent: kubernetes
+    always_run: true
+    branches:
+    - ^master$
+    - ^master-
+    cluster: build05
+    context: ci/prow/e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-2of2
+    decorate: true
+    labels:
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: equinix-ocp-metal
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: equinix-ocp-metal
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cluster: build05
+      ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+      pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-kubernetes-master-e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-2of2
+    path_alias: k8s.io/kubernetes
+    rerun_command: /test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-2of2
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - args:
+        - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+        - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+        - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+        - --multi-stage-param=SHARD_ARGS="--shard-count 2 --shard-id 2"
+        - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+        - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        - --target=e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
+        command:
+        - ci-operator
+        image: ci-operator:latest
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        name: ""
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 10m
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: /etc/boskos
+          name: boskos
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+          name: ci-pull-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+          name: gcs-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+          name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+          name: pull-secret
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/report
+          name: result-aggregator
+          readOnly: true
+      serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+      volumes:
+      - name: boskos
+        secret:
+          items:
+          - key: credentials
+            path: credentials
+          secretName: boskos-credentials
+      - name: ci-pull-credentials
+        secret:
+          secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+      - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        secret:
+          secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      - name: pull-secret
+        secret:
+          secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+      - name: result-aggregator
+        secret:
+          secretName: result-aggregator
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-2of2,?($|\s.*)
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     branches:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.20-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.20-presubmits.yaml
index 53c139d455914..3594952878379 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.20-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.20-presubmits.yaml
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ presubmits:
     - ^release-4\.20$
     - ^release-4\.20-
     cluster: build05
-    context: ci/prow/e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
+    context: ci/prow/e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-1of2
     decorate: true
     labels:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: equinix-ocp-metal
@@ -1911,15 +1911,16 @@ presubmits:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cluster: build05
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
-    name: pull-ci-openshift-kubernetes-release-4.20-e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-kubernetes-release-4.20-e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-1of2
     path_alias: k8s.io/kubernetes
-    rerun_command: /test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
+    rerun_command: /test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-1of2
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
         - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
         - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
         - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+        - --multi-stage-param=SHARD_ARGS="--shard-count 2 --shard-id 1"
         - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
         - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
         - --target=e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
@@ -1970,7 +1971,82 @@ presubmits:
       - name: result-aggregator
         secret:
           secretName: result-aggregator
-    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6,?($|\s.*)
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-1of2,?($|\s.*)
+  - agent: kubernetes
+    always_run: true
+    branches:
+    - ^release-4\.20$
+    - ^release-4\.20-
+    cluster: build05
+    context: ci/prow/e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-2of2
+    decorate: true
+    labels:
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: equinix-ocp-metal
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: equinix-ocp-metal
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cluster: build05
+      ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+      pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-kubernetes-release-4.20-e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-2of2
+    path_alias: k8s.io/kubernetes
+    rerun_command: /test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-2of2
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - args:
+        - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+        - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+        - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+        - --multi-stage-param=SHARD_ARGS="--shard-count 2 --shard-id 2"
+        - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+        - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        - --target=e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
+        command:
+        - ci-operator
+        image: ci-operator:latest
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        name: ""
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 10m
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: /etc/boskos
+          name: boskos
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+          name: ci-pull-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+          name: gcs-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+          name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+          name: pull-secret
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/report
+          name: result-aggregator
+          readOnly: true
+      serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+      volumes:
+      - name: boskos
+        secret:
+          items:
+          - key: credentials
+            path: credentials
+          secretName: boskos-credentials
+      - name: ci-pull-credentials
+        secret:
+          secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+      - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        secret:
+          secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      - name: pull-secret
+        secret:
+          secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+      - name: result-aggregator
+        secret:
+          secretName: result-aggregator
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-2of2,?($|\s.*)
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     branches:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.21-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.21-presubmits.yaml
index c63f39f390f74..0dcb423a29a89 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.21-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/kubernetes/openshift-kubernetes-release-4.21-presubmits.yaml
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ presubmits:
     - ^release-4\.21$
     - ^release-4\.21-
     cluster: build05
-    context: ci/prow/e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
+    context: ci/prow/e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-1of2
     decorate: true
     labels:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: equinix-ocp-metal
@@ -1911,15 +1911,16 @@ presubmits:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/cluster: build05
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
-    name: pull-ci-openshift-kubernetes-release-4.21-e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-kubernetes-release-4.21-e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-1of2
     path_alias: k8s.io/kubernetes
-    rerun_command: /test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
+    rerun_command: /test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-1of2
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
         - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
         - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
         - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+        - --multi-stage-param=SHARD_ARGS="--shard-count 2 --shard-id 1"
         - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
         - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
         - --target=e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
@@ -1970,7 +1971,82 @@ presubmits:
       - name: result-aggregator
         secret:
           secretName: result-aggregator
-    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6,?($|\s.*)
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-1of2,?($|\s.*)
+  - agent: kubernetes
+    always_run: true
+    branches:
+    - ^release-4\.21$
+    - ^release-4\.21-
+    cluster: build05
+    context: ci/prow/e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-2of2
+    decorate: true
+    labels:
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: equinix-ocp-metal
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: equinix-ocp-metal
+      ci-operator.openshift.io/cluster: build05
+      ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+      pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-kubernetes-release-4.21-e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-2of2
+    path_alias: k8s.io/kubernetes
+    rerun_command: /test e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-2of2
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - args:
+        - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+        - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+        - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+        - --multi-stage-param=SHARD_ARGS="--shard-count 2 --shard-id 2"
+        - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+        - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        - --target=e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6
+        command:
+        - ci-operator
+        image: ci-operator:latest
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        name: ""
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 10m
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: /etc/boskos
+          name: boskos
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+          name: ci-pull-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+          name: gcs-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+          name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+          name: pull-secret
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/report
+          name: result-aggregator
+          readOnly: true
+      serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+      volumes:
+      - name: boskos
+        secret:
+          items:
+          - key: credentials
+            path: credentials
+          secretName: boskos-credentials
+      - name: ci-pull-credentials
+        secret:
+          secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+      - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        secret:
+          secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      - name: pull-secret
+        secret:
+          secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+      - name: result-aggregator
+        secret:
+          secretName: result-aggregator
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6-2of2,?($|\s.*)
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     branches: