diff --git a/files/build_templates/init_cfg.json.j2 b/files/build_templates/init_cfg.json.j2
index 174c15f033..1ce495c388 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/init_cfg.json.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/init_cfg.json.j2
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 {%- if include_macsec == "y" %}{% do features.append(("macsec", "{% if 'type' in DEVICE_METADATA['localhost'] and DEVICE_METADATA['localhost']['type'] in ['SpineRouter', 'UpperSpineRouter'] and DEVICE_RUNTIME_METADATA['MACSEC_SUPPORTED'] %}enabled{% else %}disabled{% endif %}", false, "enabled")) %}{% endif %}
 {%- if include_system_gnmi == "y" %}{% do features.append(("gnmi", "enabled", true, "enabled")) %}{% endif %}
 {%- if include_system_telemetry == "y" %}{% do features.append(("telemetry", "enabled", true, "enabled")) %}{% endif %}
+{%- if include_system_otel == "y" %}{% do features.append(("otel", "disabled", false, "enabled")) %}{% endif %}
 {%- if include_system_eventd == "y" and BUILD_REDUCE_IMAGE_SIZE == "y" %}
     {% do features.append(("eventd","disabled", false, "enabled")) %}
 {%- elif include_system_eventd == "y" %}
diff --git a/files/scripts/swss.sh b/files/scripts/swss.sh
index ab8a7a81ac..42ed0ac4ac 100755
--- a/files/scripts/swss.sh
+++ b/files/scripts/swss.sh
@@ -408,6 +408,20 @@ start() {
         $SONIC_DB_CLI RESTAPI_DB FLUSHDB
         clean_up_tables STATE_DB "'PORT_TABLE*', 'MGMT_PORT_TABLE*', 'VLAN_TABLE*', 'VLAN_MEMBER_TABLE*', 'LAG_TABLE*', 'LAG_MEMBER_TABLE*', 'INTERFACE_TABLE*', 'MIRROR_SESSION*', 'VRF_TABLE*', 'FDB_TABLE*', 'FG_ROUTE_TABLE*', 'BUFFER_POOL*', 'BUFFER_PROFILE*', 'MUX_CABLE_TABLE*', 'ADVERTISE_NETWORK_TABLE*', 'VXLAN_TUNNEL_TABLE*', 'VNET_ROUTE*', 'MACSEC_PORT_TABLE*', 'MACSEC_INGRESS_SA_TABLE*', 'MACSEC_EGRESS_SA_TABLE*', 'MACSEC_INGRESS_SC_TABLE*', 'MACSEC_EGRESS_SC_TABLE*', 'VRF_OBJECT_TABLE*', 'VNET_MONITOR_TABLE*', 'BFD_SESSION_TABLE*', 'SYSTEM_NEIGH_TABLE*', 'FABRIC_PORT_TABLE*', 'TUNNEL_DECAP_TABLE*', 'TUNNEL_DECAP_TERM_TABLE*'"
         $SONIC_DB_CLI APPL_STATE_DB FLUSHDB
+        # Flush DPU remote databases (DPU device only)
+        # Only run if this is a DPU device (type=SmartSwitchDPU or switch_type=dpu)
+        DEVICE_TYPE=`$SONIC_DB_CLI CONFIG_DB hget "DEVICE_METADATA|localhost" type`
+        SWITCH_TYPE=`$SONIC_DB_CLI CONFIG_DB hget "DEVICE_METADATA|localhost" switch_type`
+        if [[ x"${DEVICE_TYPE}" == x"SmartSwitchDPU" || x"${SWITCH_TYPE}" == x"dpu" ]]; then
+            # Check if DPU_APPL_DB remote database is reachable
+            if $SONIC_DB_CLI DPU_APPL_DB PING >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                debug "Flushing DPU remote databases (DPU_APPL_DB, DPU_STATE_DB, DPU_APPL_STATE_DB, DPU_COUNTERS_DB) ..."
+                $SONIC_DB_CLI DPU_APPL_DB FLUSHDB
+                $SONIC_DB_CLI DPU_STATE_DB FLUSHDB
+                $SONIC_DB_CLI DPU_APPL_STATE_DB FLUSHDB
+                $SONIC_DB_CLI DPU_COUNTERS_DB FLUSHDB
+            fi
+        fi
         clean_up_chassis_db_tables
         rm -rf /tmp/cache
         MEDIA_SETTINGS="/usr/share/sonic/device/$PLATFORM/media_settings.json"
diff --git a/src/sonic-swss b/src/sonic-swss
index 1339028cdc..13227d02d8 160000
--- a/src/sonic-swss
+++ b/src/sonic-swss
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1339028cdc74e831a87e9dd35d4bf0ab3195456f
+Subproject commit 13227d02d8bb197da21922ca3c3d530d1c5f2408
diff --git a/src/sonic-utilities b/src/sonic-utilities
index 367aba94de..0315da212b 160000
--- a/src/sonic-utilities
+++ b/src/sonic-utilities
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 367aba94de5eb6b6632d577c4c903c4925301ed2
+Subproject commit 0315da212bc8b30bdd6a5ba82a65f952902073ea
diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/device_metadata.json b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/device_metadata.json
index 8b951576e9..f99ae483fd 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/device_metadata.json
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests/device_metadata.json
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
     "DEVICE_METADATA_TYPE_SONIC_HOST_PATTERN": {
         "desc": "DEVICE_METADATA value as SonicHost for Type field"
     },
+    "DEVICE_METADATA_TYPE_FILTER_LEAF_PATTERN": {
+        "desc": "DEVICE_METADATA value as FilterLeaf for Type field"
+    },
     "DEVICE_METADATA_TYPE_NOT_PROVISIONED_PATTERN": {
         "desc": "DEVICE_METADATA value as not-provisioned for Type field"
     },
diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/device_metadata.json b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/device_metadata.json
index 31fbcb7ab3..afbfe4a288 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/device_metadata.json
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/tests/yang_model_tests/tests_config/device_metadata.json
@@ -212,6 +212,16 @@
             }
         }
     },
+    "DEVICE_METADATA_TYPE_FILTER_LEAF_PATTERN": {
+        "sonic-device_metadata:sonic-device_metadata": {
+            "sonic-device_metadata:DEVICE_METADATA": {
+                "sonic-device_metadata:localhost": {
+                    "bgp_asn": "65002",
+                    "type": "FilterLeaf"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    },
     "DEVICE_METADATA_TYPE_NOT_PROVISIONED_PATTERN": {
         "sonic-device_metadata:sonic-device_metadata": {
             "sonic-device_metadata:DEVICE_METADATA": {
diff --git a/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-device_metadata.yang b/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-device_metadata.yang
index 9f5394113d..feda5ebdf1 100644
--- a/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-device_metadata.yang
+++ b/src/sonic-yang-models/yang-models/sonic-device_metadata.yang
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ module sonic-device_metadata {
                 leaf type {
                     type string {
                         length 1..255;
-                        pattern "ToRRouter|LeafRouter|SpineChassisFrontendRouter|ChassisBackendRouter|ASIC|MgmtToRRouter|MgmtLeafRouter|MgmtSpineRouter|MgmtAccessRouter|LowerMgmtAggregator|UpperMgmtAggregator|SpineRouter|UpperSpineRouter|FabricSpineRouter|LowerSpineRouter|BackEndToRRouter|BackEndLeafRouter|EPMS|MgmtTsToR|BmcMgmtToRRouter|SonicHost|SmartSwitchDPU|not-provisioned";
+                        pattern "ToRRouter|LeafRouter|SpineChassisFrontendRouter|ChassisBackendRouter|ASIC|MgmtToRRouter|MgmtLeafRouter|MgmtSpineRouter|MgmtAccessRouter|LowerMgmtAggregator|UpperMgmtAggregator|SpineRouter|UpperSpineRouter|FabricSpineRouter|LowerSpineRouter|BackEndToRRouter|BackEndLeafRouter|EPMS|MgmtTsToR|BmcMgmtToRRouter|SonicHost|SmartSwitchDPU|FilterLeaf|not-provisioned";
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/wpasupplicant/sonic-wpa-supplicant b/src/wpasupplicant/sonic-wpa-supplicant
index b1699b6100..9fc464bc05 160000
--- a/src/wpasupplicant/sonic-wpa-supplicant
+++ b/src/wpasupplicant/sonic-wpa-supplicant
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b1699b6100ae4a157040b6f6854699d3a90a9863
+Subproject commit 9fc464bc05d453b43de52827b8bbd8cce35907c4