diff --git a/api-ref/source/api-ref-dcmanager-v1.rst b/api-ref/source/api-ref-dcmanager-v1.rst
index dbc4c9167..faeb78752 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/api-ref-dcmanager-v1.rst
+++ b/api-ref/source/api-ref-dcmanager-v1.rst
@@ -1257,6 +1257,7 @@ serviceUnavailable (503)
   - subcloud-apply-type: subcloud_apply_type
   - type: sw_update_strategy_type
   - upload-only: patch_strategy_upload_only
+  - force: force_sync_status
 
 Request Example
 ----------------
diff --git a/api-ref/source/parameters.yaml b/api-ref/source/parameters.yaml
index 71b88ad0e..98725e149 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/parameters.yaml
+++ b/api-ref/source/parameters.yaml
@@ -308,6 +308,13 @@ force:
   in: body
   required: false
   type: boolean
+force_sync_status:
+  description: |
+    Indicates whether to disregard subcloud endpoint sync status
+    or management alarm condition depending on strategy type.
+  in: body
+  required: false
+  type: boolean
 group_id:
   description: |
     The ID of a subcloud group. Default is 1.
diff --git a/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-post-request.json b/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-post-request.json
index 32572e1ed..a48a1eb6f 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-post-request.json
+++ b/api-ref/source/samples/sw-update-strategy/sw-update-strategy-post-request.json
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
      "type": "patch",
      "stop-on-failure": "true",
      "max-parallel-subclouds": 2,
-     "upload-only": "true"
+     "upload-only": "true",
+     "force": "true"
 }
diff --git a/distributedcloud/dcagent/api/controllers/v1/audit.py b/distributedcloud/dcagent/api/controllers/v1/audit.py
index b11b44bd9..9194c9cff 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dcagent/api/controllers/v1/audit.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dcagent/api/controllers/v1/audit.py
@@ -43,7 +43,21 @@ class AuditController(object):
         if not payload:
             pecan.abort(http.client.BAD_REQUEST, _("Body required"))
 
-        LOG.debug(f"Payload sent by system controller: {payload}")
+        # TODO(vgluzrom): Remove extra_args from header and keep it only in payload
+        # once all supported dcagent versions have this possibility. If system
+        # controller sends extra_args in payload to a dcagent that doesn't support it,
+        # it will raise an UnsupportedAudit exception.
+        try:
+            headers = json.loads(request.headers.get("X-DCAGENT-HEADERS", "{}"))
+        except ValueError:
+            pecan.abort(http.client.BAD_REQUEST, _("Request headers decoding error"))
+
+        extra_args = payload.pop("extra_args", {})
+        extra_args = {**extra_args, **headers}
+
+        LOG.debug(
+            f"Payload sent by system controller: {payload}. Extra args: {extra_args}"
+        )
 
         try:
             # Delete "use_cache" from payload so it doesn't get passed as an audit
@@ -52,7 +66,7 @@ class AuditController(object):
             requested_audit = RequestedAudit(
                 request_token=context.auth_token, use_cache=use_cache
             )
-            return requested_audit.get_sync_status(payload)
+            return requested_audit.get_sync_status(payload, extra_args)
 
         except UnsupportedAudit as ex:
             LOG.exception(ex)
diff --git a/distributedcloud/dcagent/common/audit_manager.py b/distributedcloud/dcagent/common/audit_manager.py
index f0715ea81..dfa1c13a1 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dcagent/common/audit_manager.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dcagent/common/audit_manager.py
@@ -102,9 +102,16 @@ class PeriodicAudit(utils.BaseAuditManager):
             (get_subcloud_base_audit, lambda: [self.sysinv_client, self.fm_client]),
             (FirmwareAudit.get_subcloud_audit_data, lambda: [self.sysinv_client]),
             (KubernetesAudit.get_subcloud_audit_data, lambda: [self.sysinv_client]),
+            # Need to call kube rootca function two times as it has a different
+            # response if the subcloud was rehomed or not and we want to cache both
+            # results
             (
                 KubeRootcaUpdateAudit.get_subcloud_audit_data,
-                lambda: [self.sysinv_client, self.fm_client],
+                lambda: [self.sysinv_client, self.fm_client, False],
+            ),
+            (
+                KubeRootcaUpdateAudit.get_subcloud_audit_data,
+                lambda: [self.sysinv_client, self.fm_client, True],
             ),
             (SoftwareAudit.get_subcloud_audit_data, lambda: [self.software_client]),
         ]
@@ -119,7 +126,7 @@ class RequestedAudit(utils.BaseAuditManager):
         self.request_token = request_token
         self.use_cache = use_cache
 
-    def get_single_audit_status(self, audit_type, regionone_audit_data):
+    def get_single_audit_status(self, audit_type, regionone_audit_data, extra_args):
         # Since this run in parallel, we need to initialize the clients
         # here to not use the same socket in every call
         sysinv_client, fm_client, software_client = self.initialize_clients(
@@ -139,8 +146,9 @@ class RequestedAudit(utils.BaseAuditManager):
                 sysinv_client, regionone_audit_data
             )
         elif audit_type == dccommon_consts.KUBE_ROOTCA_AUDIT:
+            rehomed = extra_args.get("rehomed", False)
             resp = KubeRootcaUpdateAudit.get_subcloud_sync_status(
-                sysinv_client, fm_client, regionone_audit_data
+                sysinv_client, fm_client, regionone_audit_data, rehomed
             )
         elif audit_type == dccommon_consts.KUBERNETES_AUDIT:
             resp = KubernetesAudit.get_subcloud_sync_status(
@@ -161,11 +169,16 @@ class RequestedAudit(utils.BaseAuditManager):
             raise exceptions.AuditStatusFailure(audit=audit_type)
         return audit_type, resp
 
-    def get_sync_status(self, payload):
+    def get_sync_status(self, payload, extra_args):
         sync_resp = {}
         pool = GreenPool(size=10)
         jobs = [
-            pool.spawn(self.get_single_audit_status, audit_type, regionone_audit_data)
+            pool.spawn(
+                self.get_single_audit_status,
+                audit_type,
+                regionone_audit_data,
+                extra_args,
+            )
             for audit_type, regionone_audit_data in payload.items()
         ]
 
diff --git a/distributedcloud/dccommon/drivers/openstack/dcagent_v1.py b/distributedcloud/dccommon/drivers/openstack/dcagent_v1.py
index 41bb670be..5662cdaf6 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dccommon/drivers/openstack/dcagent_v1.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dccommon/drivers/openstack/dcagent_v1.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from dccommon.drivers import base
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-DCAGENT_REST_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 900
+DCAGENT_REST_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 30
 
 
 class DcagentClient(base.DriverBase):
@@ -37,11 +37,17 @@ class DcagentClient(base.DriverBase):
         else:
             self.endpoint = endpoint
 
-    def audit(self, audit_data, timeout=DCAGENT_REST_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
+    def audit(
+        self,
+        audit_data: dict,
+        headers: dict = None,
+        timeout: int = DCAGENT_REST_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
+    ):
         """Audit subcloud"""
         url = self.endpoint + "/v1/dcaudit"
+        headers = headers or {}
         response = self.session.patch(
-            url, json=audit_data, timeout=timeout, raise_exc=False
+            url, json=audit_data, headers=headers, timeout=timeout, raise_exc=False
         )
 
         if response.status_code == 200:
diff --git a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/audit/kube_rootca_update_audit.py b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/audit/kube_rootca_update_audit.py
index 15be88853..d9d1557d5 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/audit/kube_rootca_update_audit.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/audit/kube_rootca_update_audit.py
@@ -87,18 +87,22 @@ class KubeRootcaUpdateAudit(object):
         cls,
         sysinv_client: SysinvClient,
         fm_client: FmClient,
+        rehomed: bool = False,
         subcloud_name: str = None,
     ) -> tuple:
         skip_audit = 2 * [dccommon_consts.SKIP_AUDIT]
-        try:
-            success, subcloud_cert_data = sysinv_client.get_kube_rootca_cert_id()
-        except Exception:
-            msg = f"Failed to get Kubernetes root CA status, skip {AUDIT_TYPE} audit."
-            log_subcloud_msg(LOG.exception, msg, subcloud_name)
-            return skip_audit
+        if rehomed:
+            try:
+                success, subcloud_cert_data = sysinv_client.get_kube_rootca_cert_id()
+            except Exception:
+                msg = (
+                    f"Failed to get Kubernetes root CA status, skip {AUDIT_TYPE} audit."
+                )
+                log_subcloud_msg(LOG.exception, msg, subcloud_name)
+                return skip_audit
 
-        if success:
-            return CERT_BASED, subcloud_cert_data
+            if success:
+                return CERT_BASED, subcloud_cert_data
 
         try:
             detected_alarms = fm_client.get_alarms_by_ids(KUBE_ROOTCA_ALARM_LIST)
@@ -114,12 +118,13 @@ class KubeRootcaUpdateAudit(object):
         sysinv_client: SysinvClient,
         fm_client: FmClient,
         regionone_rootca_certid: str,
+        rehomed: bool = False,
         subcloud_name: str = None,
     ):
         """Get the sync status of the subcloud's kube root CA cert."""
 
         audit_method, subcloud_audit_data = cls.get_subcloud_audit_data(
-            sysinv_client, fm_client, subcloud_name
+            sysinv_client, fm_client, rehomed, subcloud_name
         )
 
         sync_status = None
@@ -147,8 +152,10 @@ class KubeRootcaUpdateAudit(object):
 
         The audit logic is as follow:
             No region one cert ID -> skip audit
-            Subcloud doesn't have the API to get cert ID -> alarm based
-            Subcloud has the API to get cert ID -> cert based
+            Failure to get alarms or subcloud cert ID -> skip audit
+            Subcloud was not rehomed -> alarm based
+            Subcloud was rehomed and doesn't have the API to get cert ID -> alarm based
+            Subcloud was rehomed and has the API to get cert ID -> cert based
 
         :param sysinv_client: the sysinv client object
         :param fm_client: the fm client object
@@ -165,7 +172,11 @@ class KubeRootcaUpdateAudit(object):
             return dccommon_consts.SYNC_STATUS_IN_SYNC
 
         sync_status = self.get_subcloud_sync_status(
-            sysinv_client, fm_client, regionone_rootca_certid, subcloud.name
+            sysinv_client,
+            fm_client,
+            regionone_rootca_certid,
+            subcloud.rehomed,
+            subcloud.name,
         )
 
         if sync_status:
diff --git a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/audit/subcloud_audit_worker_manager.py b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/audit/subcloud_audit_worker_manager.py
index 4cf04eedf..e1ce22c30 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/audit/subcloud_audit_worker_manager.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/audit/subcloud_audit_worker_manager.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #
 
 import copy
+import json
 import os
 import threading
 import time
@@ -357,6 +358,13 @@ class SubcloudAuditWorkerManager(manager.Manager):
             audit_payload["use_cache"] = use_cache
         return audit_payload
 
+    def _build_dcagent_request_headers(self, subcloud: models.Subcloud):
+        dc_agent_headers = {}
+        if subcloud.rehomed:
+            dc_agent_headers["rehomed"] = subcloud.rehomed
+        header = {"X-DCAGENT-HEADERS": json.dumps(dc_agent_headers)}
+        return header
+
     def _update_sw_sync_status_from_deploy_status(self, subcloud, audit_results):
         # If the subcloud deploy_status is in any of the following states,
         # the sync_status should be set to out-of-sync for software audit.
@@ -541,9 +549,10 @@ class SubcloudAuditWorkerManager(manager.Manager):
                 do_software_audit,
                 use_cache,
             )
+            headers = self._build_dcagent_request_headers(subcloud)
             audit_results = {}
             try:
-                audit_results = dcagent_client.audit(audit_payload)
+                audit_results = dcagent_client.audit(audit_payload, headers)
             except Exception:
                 LOG.exception(failmsg % (subcloud.name, "dcagent"))
                 failures.append("dcagent")
diff --git a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/sw_update_manager.py b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/sw_update_manager.py
index 40cbd1ffb..23a011c73 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/sw_update_manager.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/sw_update_manager.py
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ class SwUpdateManager(manager.Manager):
                 max_parallel_subclouds = int(max_parallel_subclouds_str)
 
         stop_on_failure = payload.get("stop-on-failure") in ["true"]
+        force = payload.get(consts.EXTRA_ARGS_FORCE) in ["true"]
 
         # Has the user specified a specific subcloud?
         cloud_name = payload.get("cloud_name")
@@ -257,7 +258,6 @@ class SwUpdateManager(manager.Manager):
         # Has the user specified for_sw_deploy flag for prestage strategy?
         if strategy_type == consts.SW_UPDATE_TYPE_PRESTAGE:
             for_sw_deploy = payload.get(consts.PRESTAGE_FOR_SW_DEPLOY) in ["true"]
-            force = payload.get(consts.EXTRA_ARGS_FORCE) in ["true"]
 
         if cloud_name:
             # Make sure subcloud exists
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class SwUpdateManager(manager.Manager):
                     raise exceptions.BadRequest(resource="strategy", msg=str(ex))
             else:
                 self.strategy_validators[strategy_type].validate_strategy_requirements(
-                    context, subcloud.id, subcloud.name
+                    context, subcloud.id, subcloud.name, force
                 )
 
         extra_args = None
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class SwUpdateManager(manager.Manager):
             single_group.id if subcloud_group else None,
             cloud_name,
             self.strategy_validators[strategy_type].build_availability_status_filter(),
-            self.strategy_validators[strategy_type].build_sync_status_filter(),
+            self.strategy_validators[strategy_type].build_sync_status_filter(force),
         )
 
         # TODO(rlima): move this step to validators
diff --git a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/base.py b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/base.py
index df184509f..77d9ed8fc 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/base.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/base.py
@@ -20,17 +20,24 @@ class StrategyValidationBase(object):
     """Base class for strategy validation"""
 
     def __init__(self):
+        self.accepts_force = False
         self.endpoint_type = None
 
-    def validate_strategy_requirements(self, context, subcloud_id, subcloud_name):
+    def validate_strategy_requirements(
+        self, context, subcloud_id, subcloud_name, force=False
+    ):
         """Validates the requirements for a strategy
 
         :param context: request context object
         :param subcloud_id: subcloud's id
         :param subcloud_name: subcloud's name
+        :param force: if the strategy should be forced to execute
         :raises BadRequest: if the requirements for the strategy are not met
         """
 
+        if self.accepts_force and force:
+            return
+
         subcloud_status = db_api.subcloud_status_get(
             context, subcloud_id, self.endpoint_type
         )
@@ -64,9 +71,10 @@ class StrategyValidationBase(object):
 
         return dccommon_consts.AVAILABILITY_ONLINE
 
-    def build_sync_status_filter(self):
+    def build_sync_status_filter(self, force):
         """Builds the sync status filter for valid subclouds
 
+        :param force: if the strategy should be forced to execute
         :return: sync status to filter
         :rtype: list
         """
diff --git a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/kube_root_ca_validator.py b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/kube_root_ca_validator.py
index 536c39453..cf7f82c55 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/kube_root_ca_validator.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/kube_root_ca_validator.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class KubeRootCaStrategyValidator(StrategyValidationBase):
         super().__init__()
 
         self.endpoint_type = dccommon_consts.ENDPOINT_TYPE_KUBE_ROOTCA
+        self.accepts_force = True
 
     def build_extra_args(self, payload):
         """Builds the extra args for a strategy
@@ -40,3 +41,18 @@ class KubeRootCaStrategyValidator(StrategyValidationBase):
             consts.EXTRA_ARGS_SUBJECT: payload.get(consts.EXTRA_ARGS_SUBJECT),
             consts.EXTRA_ARGS_CERT_FILE: payload.get(consts.EXTRA_ARGS_CERT_FILE),
         }
+
+    def build_sync_status_filter(self, force):
+        """Builds the sync status filter for valid subclouds
+
+        :param force: if the strategy should be forced to execute
+        :return: sync status to filter
+        :rtype: list
+        """
+
+        if force:
+            return [
+                dccommon_consts.SYNC_STATUS_IN_SYNC,
+                dccommon_consts.SYNC_STATUS_OUT_OF_SYNC,
+            ]
+        return [dccommon_consts.SYNC_STATUS_OUT_OF_SYNC]
diff --git a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/patch_validator.py b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/patch_validator.py
index 7b794c98a..d948080d4 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/patch_validator.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/patch_validator.py
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ class PatchStrategyValidator(StrategyValidationBase):
             consts.EXTRA_ARGS_REMOVE: remove_bool,
         }
 
-    def build_sync_status_filter(self):
+    def build_sync_status_filter(self, force):
         """Builds the sync status filter for valid subclouds
 
+        :param force: if the strategy should be forced to execute
         :return: sync status to filter
         :rtype: list
         """
diff --git a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/prestage_validator.py b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/prestage_validator.py
index ffcc61762..e8577a501 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/prestage_validator.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/orchestrator/validators/prestage_validator.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class PrestageStrategyValidator(StrategyValidationBase):
         self.endpoint_type = dccommon_consts.AUDIT_TYPE_SOFTWARE
 
     # TODO(rlima): move prestage validations here
-    def build_sync_status_filter(self):
+    def build_sync_status_filter(self, force):
         """Builds the sync status filter for valid subclouds
 
         :param force: if the strategy should be forced to execute
diff --git a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/tests/base.py b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/tests/base.py
index c6bac2e63..88a0c6290 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/tests/base.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/tests/base.py
@@ -53,37 +53,37 @@ SUBCLOUD_1 = {
     "name": "subcloud1",
     "region_name": "2ec93dfb654846909efe61d1b39dd2ce",
     "rehomed": True,
-    "software_version": "22.12",
+    "software_version": "24.09",
 }
 SUBCLOUD_2 = {
     "name": "subcloud2",
     "region_name": "ca2761ee7aa34cbe8415ec9a3c86854f",
     "rehomed": True,
-    "software_version": "22.12",
+    "software_version": "24.09",
 }
 SUBCLOUD_3 = {
     "name": "subcloud3",
     "region_name": "659e12e5f7ad411abfcd83f5cedca0bf",
     "rehomed": True,
-    "software_version": "21.12",
+    "software_version": "22.12",
 }
 SUBCLOUD_4 = {
     "name": "subcloud4",
     "region_name": "c25f3b0553384104b664789bd93a2ba8",
     "rehomed": False,
-    "software_version": "21.12",
+    "software_version": "22.12",
 }
 SUBCLOUD_5 = {
     "name": "subcloud5",
     "region_name": "809581dc2d154e008480bac1f43b7aff",
     "rehomed": False,
-    "software_version": "21.12",
+    "software_version": "22.12",
 }
 SUBCLOUD_6 = {
     "name": "subcloud6",
     "region_name": "8c60b99f3e1245b7bc5a049802ade8d2",
     "rehomed": False,
-    "software_version": "22.12",
+    "software_version": "24.09",
 }
 SUBCLOUD_7 = {"name": "subcloud7", "region_name": "9fde6dca22fa422bb1e8cf03bedc18e4"}
 SUBCLOUD_8 = {"name": "subcloud8", "region_name": "f3cb0b109c4543fda3ed50ed5783279d"}
diff --git a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/tests/unit/audit/test_kube_rootca_update_audit_manager.py b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/tests/unit/audit/test_kube_rootca_update_audit_manager.py
index 9897da490..fa9642025 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/tests/unit/audit/test_kube_rootca_update_audit_manager.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/tests/unit/audit/test_kube_rootca_update_audit_manager.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class FakeSubcloudObj(object):
     def __init__(self, subcloud_dict):
         self.name = subcloud_dict["name"]
         self.region_name = subcloud_dict["region_name"]
+        self.rehomed = subcloud_dict["rehomed"]
         self.software_version = subcloud_dict["software_version"]
 
 
@@ -225,6 +226,9 @@ class TestKubeRootcaUpdateAudit(base.DCManagerTestCase):
             self.mock_sysinv_client().get_kube_rootca_cert_id.return_value = (
                 base.FakeException("API cert ID request failed")
             )
+            self.mock_fm_client().get_alarms_by_ids.side_effect = base.FakeException(
+                "get_alarms_by_ids failed"
+            )
 
             response = self.audit.subcloud_kube_rootca_audit(
                 self.mock_sysinv_client(),
@@ -234,3 +238,36 @@ class TestKubeRootcaUpdateAudit(base.DCManagerTestCase):
             )
 
             self.assertEqual(response, None)
+
+    def test_kube_rootca_update_audit_method(self):
+        """Test if kube-rootca is auditing correctly based using alarm or cert_id"""
+        # Set the region one data
+        self.kube_rootca_cert_id.return_value = (
+            True,
+            FakeKubeRootcaData("cert1", ""),
+        )
+        kube_rootca_update_audit_data = self.get_rootca_audit_data()
+
+        subclouds = [base.SUBCLOUD_1, base.SUBCLOUD_2]
+        for subcloud_dict in subclouds:
+            subcloud = FakeSubcloudObj(subcloud_dict)
+
+            self.kube_rootca_cert_id.return_value = True, FakeKubeRootcaData(
+                "cert1", ""
+            )
+            self.mock_sysinv_client().get_kube_rootca_cert_id.return_value = (
+                True,
+                FakeKubeRootcaData("cert1", ""),
+            )
+            self.mock_fm_client().get_alarms_by_ids.return_value = None
+
+            self.audit.subcloud_kube_rootca_audit(
+                self.mock_sysinv_client(),
+                self.mock_fm_client(),
+                subcloud,
+                kube_rootca_update_audit_data,
+            )
+            if subcloud.rehomed:
+                self.mock_sysinv_client().get_kube_rootca_cert_id.assert_called()
+            else:
+                self.mock_fm_client().get_alarms_by_ids.assert_called()