dotnet · paulmedynski · Sep 2, 2026 · Sep 2, 2026
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ parameters:
       - diagnostic
 
 variables:
+  # Provides 'general_purpose_pool_name', the 1ES pool that hosts most jobs in this project.
+  - group: sqlclient_pipeline_config
+
   # Whether this is an internal (ADO.Net project) or public (Public project) build.
   - name: isInternalBuild
     value: ${{ eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'ADO.Net') }}
@@ -96,10 +99,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Build NuGet Packages
 
     pool:
-      ${{ if eq(variables.isInternalBuild, true) }}:
-        name: ADO-1ES-Pool
-      ${{ else }}:
-        name: ADO-CI-1ES-Pool
+      name: $(general_purpose_pool_name)
       demands:
         - ImageOverride -equals ${{ parameters.poolImage }}
 

@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ stages:
   - template: /eng/pipelines/stages/generate-secrets-ci-stage.yml@self
     parameters:
       debug: ${{ parameters.debug }}
-      poolName: $(ci_var_defaultPoolName)
+      poolName: $(general_purpose_pool_name)
       poolImage: ADO-UB24
 
   # Run the stress tests.
   - template: /eng/pipelines/ci/stress/sqlclient-ci-stress-stage.yml@self
     parameters:
-      poolName: $(ci_var_defaultPoolName)
+      poolName: $(general_purpose_pool_name)
       buildConfiguration: ${{ parameters.buildConfiguration }}
       debug: ${{ parameters.debug }}
       warnOnTestFailure: ${{ parameters.warnOnTestFailure }}

@@ -94,21 +94,21 @@ parameters:
       - Debug
       - Release
 
-  # The name of the 1ES pool that all CI jobs run in.
+  # The name of the general-purpose 1ES pool that all CI jobs run in.
   #
   # This is the single place in the CI pipelines where the pool name is read
   # from a variable group; every stage and job below receives it as a
   # parameter so that the value flows down from here.
   #
-  # 'ci_var_defaultPoolName' is defined in the 'ADO Build properties' variable
-  # group (see /eng/pipelines/libraries/ci-build-variables.yml), for both the
-  # Public and ADO.Net projects.  The PR pipelines are configured from a
-  # different variable group and use '$(PoolNameDefault)' instead; see
-  # /eng/pipelines/pr/sqlclient-pr-pipeline.yml.
+  # 'general_purpose_pool_name' is defined in the 'sqlclient_pipeline_config'
+  # variable group (see /eng/pipelines/libraries/ci-build-variables.yml), for
+  # both the Public and ADO.Net projects, and names each project's own pool.
+  # Special-purpose pools, such as the Always Encrypted and ARM64 pools used
+  # below, are still named directly.
   #
   - name: defaultPoolName
     type: string
-    default: $(ci_var_defaultPoolName)
+    default: $(general_purpose_pool_name)
 
   # The timeout, in minutes, for each test job.
   - name: testJobTimeout

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
   - job: SyncGitHub
     displayName: Sync GitHub to ADO
     pool:
-      name: $(ci_var_defaultPoolName)
+      name: $(general_purpose_pool_name)
       demands:
         - imageOverride -equals ADO-UB24
 

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # The buildSuffix itself is set by each pipeline via the core template parameter.
 
 variables:
+  - group: sqlclient_pipeline_config
   - group: ADO Build properties
   - group: ADO Test Configuration Properties
 

@@ -103,15 +103,14 @@ variables:
   - template: /eng/pipelines/pr/variables/pr-variables.yml@self
 
 stages:
-  # NOTE: '$(PoolNameDefault)' comes from the 'sqlclient-testconfig-v1'
+  # NOTE: '$(general_purpose_pool_name)' comes from the 'sqlclient_pipeline_config'
   # variable group, which is imported by
   # /eng/pipelines/pr/variables/pr-variables.yml (included above).  It is
   # referenced here, at the pipeline root, and passed down to every stage as a
   # parameter, so that no template reads the pool name from a variable group
   # directly.
   #
-  # The CI pipelines are configured from a different variable group and use
-  # '$(ci_var_defaultPoolName)' instead; see
+  # The same variable group and variable are used by the CI pipelines; see
   # /eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-core.yml.
 
   # Stage 1a: Build and pack all projects in the repository
@@ -121,14 +120,14 @@ stages:
       buildSuffix: pr
       stageName: ${{ variables.stageNamePack }}
       packArtifactBaseName: ${{ variables.packArtifactBaseName }}
-      poolName: $(PoolNameDefault)
+      poolName: $(general_purpose_pool_name)
       poolImage: ADO-UB24
 
   # Stage 1b: Generate secrets
   - template: /eng/pipelines/pr/stages/generate-secrets-stage.yml@self
     parameters:
       stageName: ${{ variables.stageNameSecrets }}
-      poolName: $(PoolNameDefault)
+      poolName: $(general_purpose_pool_name)
       poolImage: ADO-UB24
 
   # Stage 2: Execute tests and collect code coverage
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ stages:
       buildConfiguration: Debug
       buildSuffix: pr
       dotnetVerbosity: ${{ parameters.dotnetVerbosity }}
-      poolName: $(PoolNameDefault)
+      poolName: $(general_purpose_pool_name)
       stageNamePack: ${{ variables.stageNamePack }}
       stageNameSecrets: ${{ variables.stageNameSecrets }}
       testResultsArtifactBaseName: ${{ variables.testResultsArtifactBaseName }}
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ stages:
   - template: /eng/pipelines/pr/stages/collect-coverage-stage.yml@self
     parameters:
       coverageArtifactBaseName: ${{ variables.coverageArtifactBaseName }}
-      poolName: $(PoolNameDefault)
+      poolName: $(general_purpose_pool_name)
       poolImage: ADO-UB24
       dependsOn:
         - ${{ each platform in parameters.platforms }}:

@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ variables:
   # UserManagedIdentityClientId
   - group: sqlclient-testconfig-v1
 
+  # Provides 'general_purpose_pool_name', the 1ES pool that hosts most jobs in this project.
+  - group: sqlclient_pipeline_config
+
   # General Variables ======================================================
 
   # Name to use for the packaging stage. This is to ensure that the packaging stage and the test