dotnet · benrr101 · May 28, 2026 · May 1, 2026 · May 1, 2026 · May 1, 2026
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ steps:
     # Install the SDK listed in the global.json file.
     - task: UseDotNet@2
       displayName: Install .NET SDK (global.json)
+      retryCountOnTaskFailure: 3
       inputs:
         installationPath: ${{ parameters.installDir }}
         packageType: sdk
@@ -65,10 +66,12 @@ steps:
         env:
           PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE: x86
 
+
     # Install the desired Runtimes, if any.
     - ${{ each version in parameters.runtimes }}:
       - task: UseDotNet@2
         displayName: Install .NET ${{ version }} Runtime
+        retryCountOnTaskFailure: 3
         inputs:
           installationPath: ${{ parameters.installDir }}
           packageType: runtime
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ steps:
     # Use the install script for ARM64.
     - task: PowerShell@2
       displayName: Install .NET SDK and Runtimes for ARM64
+      retryCountOnTaskFailure: 3
       inputs:
         targetType: filePath
         pwsh: true

@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ jobs:
         targetPath: $(localFeedPath)
 
   # Install the .NET SDK.
-  - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
+  - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
 
   # Restore dotnet CLI tools (e.g. pwsh, apicompat) before building.
-  - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/restore-dotnet-tools.yml@self
+  - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/restore-dotnet-tools.yml@self
 
   # When we're performing a Debug build, we still want to try _compiling_ the
   # code in Release mode to ensure downstream pipelines don't encounter

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           displayName: '[Debug] List Environment Variables'
 
       # Install the .NET SDK.
-      - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
+      - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
         parameters:
           debug: ${{ parameters.debug }}
 

@@ -30,11 +30,9 @@ parameters:
   # template expansion.
   #
   #   EnclaveEnabled
-  #   IsAzureSynapse
   #   IsDNSCachingSupportedCR
   #   IsDNSCachingSupportedTR
   #   ManagedIdentitySupported
-  #   SupportsFileStream
   #   SupportsIntegratedSecurity
   #   TracingEnabled
   #
@@ -211,7 +209,7 @@ jobs:
         targetPath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/packages
 
   # Install the .NET SDK and Runtimes.
-  - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
+  - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
     parameters:
       debug: ${{ parameters.debug }}
       ${{ if parameters.isArm64 }}:
@@ -223,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
         runtimes: [8.x, 9.x]
 
   # Restore dotnet CLI tools (e.g. pwsh, apicompat) before building.
-  - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/restore-dotnet-tools.yml@self
+  - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/restore-dotnet-tools.yml@self
 
   - ${{ if ne(parameters.prebuildSteps, '') }}:
     - ${{ parameters.prebuildSteps }} # extra steps to run before the build like downloading sni and the required configuration
@@ -279,8 +277,6 @@ jobs:
           AliasName: ${{ parameters.configProperties.AliasName }}
         ${{ if parameters.configProperties.SupportsIntegratedSecurity }}:
           SupportsIntegratedSecurity: ${{ eq(parameters.configProperties.SupportsIntegratedSecurity, 'true') }}
-        ${{ if parameters.configProperties.SupportsFileStream }}:
-          SupportsFileStream: ${{ eq(parameters.configProperties.SupportsFileStream, 'true') }}
         ${{ if parameters.configProperties.DNSCachingConnString }}:
           DNSCachingConnString: ${{ parameters.configProperties.DNSCachingConnString }}
         ${{ if parameters.configProperties.DNSCachingServerCR }}:
@@ -293,8 +289,6 @@ jobs:
           IsDNSCachingSupportedCR: ${{ eq(parameters.configProperties.IsDNSCachingSupportedCR, 'true') }}
         ${{ if parameters.configProperties.IsDNSCachingSupportedTR }}:
           IsDNSCachingSupportedTR: ${{ eq(parameters.configProperties.IsDNSCachingSupportedTR, 'true') }}
-        ${{ if parameters.configProperties.IsAzureSynapse }}:
-          IsAzureSynapse: ${{ eq(parameters.configProperties.IsAzureSynapse, 'true') }}
         ${{ if parameters.configProperties.ManagedIdentitySupported }}:
           ManagedIdentitySupported: ${{ eq(parameters.configProperties.ManagedIdentitySupported, 'true') }}
 
@@ -352,7 +346,7 @@ jobs:
   - ${{ if and(eq(parameters.enableX86Test, true), eq(parameters.operatingSystem, 'Windows')) }}:
     - ${{ if ne(variables['dotnetx86RootPath'], '') }}:
       # Install the .NET SDK and Runtimes for x86.
-      - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
+      - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
         parameters:
           architecture: x86
           debug: ${{ parameters.debug }}

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #################################################################################
 steps:
   # Install the .NET SDK and Runtimes.
-  - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
+  - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
     parameters:
       runtimes: [8.x, 9.x]
 

@@ -93,10 +93,6 @@ parameters:
     type: boolean
     default: false
 
-  - name: SupportsFileStream
-    type: boolean
-    default: false
-
   - name: DNSCachingConnString
     type: string
     default: ''
@@ -121,10 +117,6 @@ parameters:
     type: boolean
     default: false
 
-  - name: IsAzureSynapse
-    type: boolean
-    default: false
-
   - name: ManagedIdentitySupported
     type: boolean
     default: true
@@ -188,8 +180,6 @@ steps:
 
           $p.DNSCachingConnString="${{parameters.DNSCachingConnString }}"
 
-          $p.SupportsFileStream="${{parameters.SupportsFileStream }}"
-
           $p.LocalDbAppName="${{parameters.LocalDbAppName }}"
 
           $p.TCPConnectionStringAASSGX="${{parameters.TCPConnectionStringAASSGX }}"
@@ -201,7 +191,6 @@ steps:
           $p.UseManagedSNIOnWindows=[System.Convert]::ToBoolean("${{parameters.UseManagedSNIOnWindows }}")
           $p.SupportsIntegratedSecurity=[System.Convert]::ToBoolean("${{parameters.SupportsIntegratedSecurity }}")
           $p.ManagedIdentitySupported=[System.Convert]::ToBoolean("${{parameters.ManagedIdentitySupported }}")
-          $p.IsAzureSynapse=[System.Convert]::ToBoolean("${{parameters.IsAzureSynapse }}")
           $p.IsDNSCachingSupportedTR=[System.Convert]::ToBoolean("${{parameters.IsDNSCachingSupportedTR }}")
           $p.IsDNSCachingSupportedCR=[System.Convert]::ToBoolean("${{parameters.IsDNSCachingSupportedCR }}")
           $p.TracingEnabled=[System.Convert]::ToBoolean("${{parameters.TracingEnabled }}")

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ parameters:
 
 steps:
   # Install the .NET SDK, required by the PowerShell script.
-  - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
+  - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
 
   # Invoke the script with the path to the packages to verify.
   - task: PowerShell@2

@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
 # See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.                #
 #################################################################################
 
-# Common variables shared across all OneBranch Official pipelines.
+# Common variables shared across all pipelines.
 
 variables:
-  - name: CommitHead
-    value: '' # the value will be extracted from the repo's head
 
   ##########################################################################
   # "Well-Known" Variables that are ok to use directly, anywhere in the pipeline.
@@ -21,15 +19,3 @@ variables:
   # <ArtifactsPath>).
   - name: BUILD_OUTPUT
     value: $(REPO_ROOT)/artifacts
-
-  # Directory where downloaded pipeline artifacts (NuGet packages from earlier
-  # stages) are placed. Build jobs use this as a local NuGet package source so
-  # that downstream packages can resolve dependencies on packages built by
-  # upstream stages.
-  - name: JOB_INPUT
-    value: $(REPO_ROOT)/packages
-
-  # Root directory for all job output artifacts (NuGet packages, symbols, etc.). OneBranch auto
-  # publishes everything under this directory as the artifact for the job.
-  - name: JOB_OUTPUT
-    value: $(REPO_ROOT)/output
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           displayName: '[Debug] Print Environment Variables'
 
       # Install the .NET SDK.
-      - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
+      - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
         parameters:
           debug: ${{ parameters.debug }}
 

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
             targetPath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/packages
 
       # Install the .NET SDK.
-      - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
+      - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
         parameters:
           debug: ${{ parameters.debug }}
 

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           displayName: '[Debug] Print Environment Variables'
 
       # Install the .NET SDK.
-      - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
+      - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
         parameters:
           debug: ${{ parameters.debug }}
 

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           displayName: '[Debug] Print Environment Variables'
 
       # Install the .NET SDK.
-      - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
+      - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
         parameters:
           debug: ${{ parameters.debug }}
 

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
           displayName: '[Debug] Print Environment Variables'
 
       # Install the .NET SDK and Runtimes.
-      - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
+      - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
         parameters:
           debug: ${{ parameters.debug }}
           runtimes: [8.x, 9.x]

@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
             targetPath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/packages
 
       # Install the .NET SDK and Runtimes.
-      - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
+      - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
         parameters:
           debug: ${{ parameters.debug }}
           runtimes: [8.x, 9.x]

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ stages:
 
           # Restore dotnet local tools (pwsh, apicompat, etc.). Required by build.proj targets
           # such as _CheckPwshToolRestored that run during the SqlClient ref project build.
-          - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/restore-dotnet-tools.yml@self
+          - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/restore-dotnet-tools.yml@self
 
           # --- Update test configuration ---
           # Uses runtime variables from the matrix ($(managedSNI)) so we use
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ stages:
 
           # Restore dotnet local tools (pwsh, apicompat, etc.). Required by build.proj targets
           # such as _CheckPwshToolRestored that run during the SqlClient ref project build.
-          - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/restore-dotnet-tools.yml@self
+          - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/restore-dotnet-tools.yml@self
 
           # --- Update test configuration (with Kerberos credentials) ---
           - pwsh: |

@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ jobs:
               targetPath: $(REPO_ROOT)/packages
 
       # Install the .NET SDK.
-      - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
+      - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/install-dotnet.yml@self
 
       # Restore dotnet local tools (pwsh, apicompat, etc.). Required by build.proj targets
       # such as _CheckPwshToolRestored that run during RoslynAnalyzers and Build.
-      - template: /eng/pipelines/steps/restore-dotnet-tools.yml@self
+      - template: /eng/pipelines/common/steps/restore-dotnet-tools.yml@self
 
       # Perform Roslyn analysis before building, since this step will clobber build output.
       - template: /eng/pipelines/onebranch/steps/roslyn-analyzers-buildproj-step.yml@self

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ parameters:
     default: false
 
 variables:
-  - template: /eng/pipelines/onebranch/variables/common-variables.yml@self
+  - template: /eng/pipelines/common/variables/common-variables.yml@self
   - template: /eng/pipelines/onebranch/variables/onebranch-variables.yml@self
   - template: /eng/pipelines/onebranch/variables/package-variables.yml@self
     parameters:

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ parameters:
     default: false
 
 variables:
-  - template: /eng/pipelines/onebranch/variables/common-variables.yml@self
+  - template: /eng/pipelines/common/variables/common-variables.yml@self
   - template: /eng/pipelines/onebranch/variables/onebranch-variables.yml@self
   - template: /eng/pipelines/onebranch/variables/package-variables.yml@self
     parameters:

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 # This collection of steps to build a project via the build.proj. This will execute the "Build*"
 # target in build.proj, where * is the packageShortName provided in the parameters.
+#
+# Note: This differs from the pr/ci build-buildproj-step.yml in that it always strong-name signs
+#    the assemblies, it only builds in package reference mode, and as such allows for version
+#    parameters to be provided.
 
 parameters:
   # Build configuration - Release or Debug.

@@ -32,8 +32,25 @@ variables:
   # SymbolsUploadAccount
   - group: 'symbols-variables-v3'
 
+  # Well-Known Variables ###################################################
+
+  # Directory where downloaded pipeline artifacts (NuGet packages from earlier
+  # stages) are placed. Build jobs use this as a local NuGet package source so
+  # that downstream packages can resolve dependencies on packages built by
+  # upstream stages.
+  - name: JOB_INPUT
+    value: $(REPO_ROOT)/packages
+
+  # Root directory for all job output artifacts (NuGet packages, symbols, etc.). OneBranch auto
+  # publishes everything under this directory as the artifact for the job.
+  - name: JOB_OUTPUT
+    value: $(REPO_ROOT)/output
+
   # OneBranch Template Variables ###########################################
 
+  - name: CommitHead
+    value: '' # the value will be extracted from the repo's head
+
   # https://aka.ms/obpipelines/sdl
   - name: ob_sdl_binskim_break
     value: true
@@ -42,7 +59,7 @@ variables:
     value: true
 
   # OneBranch supplies a variety of container images we must use for our jobs.
-  #
+
   # Windows jobs use this image.
   - name: WindowsContainerImage
     value: onebranch.azurecr.io/windows/ltsc2022/vse2022:latest