diff --git a/eng/pipelines/common/templates/steps/publish-symbols-step.yml b/eng/pipelines/common/templates/steps/publish-symbols-step.yml
index 52e622d9a3..715e0e8bdd 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/common/templates/steps/publish-symbols-step.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/common/templates/steps/publish-symbols-step.yml
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ parameters:
   - name: symbolServer
     type: string
     default: '$(SymbolServer)'
-  
+
   - name: symbolTokenUri
     type: string
     default: '$(SymbolTokenUri)'
-  
+
   - name: symbolsArtifactName
     type: string
-  
+
   - name: publishToServers
     type: object
-    default: 
+    default:
       internal: true
       public: true
 
@@ -52,6 +52,34 @@ steps:
   displayName: 'Update Symbol.AccountName with ${{parameters.SymAccount}}'
   condition: and(succeeded(), ${{ eq(parameters.publishSymbols, 'true') }})
 
+- powershell: |
+    Write-Host "Symbols publishing task variables:"
+    Write-Host "  SymAccount=${{ parameters.SymAccount }}"
+    Write-Host "  publishSymbols=${{ parameters.publishSymbols }}"
+    Write-Host "  symbolsVersion=${{ parameters.symbolsVersion }}"
+    Write-Host "  symbolServer=${{ parameters.symbolServer }}"
+    Write-Host "  symbolTokenUri=${{ parameters.symbolTokenUri }}"
+    Write-Host "  symbolsArtifactName=${{ parameters.symbolsArtifactName }}"
+    Write-Host "  publishToServers.internal=${{ parameters.publishToServers.internal }}"
+    Write-Host "  publishToServers.public=${{ parameters.publishToServers.public }}"
+    Write-Host "  referenceType=${{ parameters.referenceType }}"
+    Write-Host "  product=${{ parameters.product }}"
+    Write-Host "  Build.SourcesDirectory=$(Build.SourcesDirectory)"
+    Write-Host "  Configuration=$(Configuration)"
+    Write-Host "  NuGetPackageVersion=$(NuGetPackageVersion)"
+    Write-Host "  PublishSymbols=$(PublishSymbols)"
+    Write-Host "  SymbolServer=$(SymbolServer)"
+    Write-Host "  SymbolTokenUri=$(SymbolTokenUri)"
+    Write-Host "PublishSymbols@2 inputs:"
+    Write-Host "  SymbolsFolder=$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\\artifacts\\${{ parameters.referenceType }}\\bin"
+    Write-Host "  SearchPattern line 1=Windows_NT/$(Configuration).AnyCPU/**/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.pdb"
+    Write-Host "  SearchPattern line 2=Unix/$(Configuration).AnyCPU/**/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.pdb"
+    Write-Host "  SymbolsProduct=Microsoft.Data.SqlClient"
+    Write-Host "  SymbolsVersion=${{ parameters.symbolsVersion }}"
+    Write-Host "  SymbolsArtifactName=${{ parameters.symbolsArtifactName }}"
+  displayName: 'Log symbols publishing variables'
+  condition: and(succeeded(), ${{ eq(parameters.publishSymbols, 'true') }})
+
 - ${{ if eq(parameters.product, 'MDS') }}:
   - task: PublishSymbols@2
     displayName: 'Upload symbols to ${{parameters.SymAccount }} org'
@@ -78,17 +106,38 @@ steps:
     scriptType: ps
     scriptLocation: inlineScript
     inlineScript: |
+      $azureSubscription = "Symbols publishing Workload Identity federation service-ADO.Net"
       $publishToInternalServer = "${{parameters.publishToServers.internal }}".ToLower()
       $publishToPublicServer = "${{parameters.publishToServers.public }}".ToLower()
-
-      echo "Publishing request name: ${{parameters.symbolsArtifactName }}"
-      echo "Publish to internal server: $publishToInternalServer"
-      echo "Publish to public server: $publishToPublicServer"      
+      $requestName = "${{parameters.symbolsArtifactName }}"
 
       $symbolServer = "${{parameters.symbolServer }}"
       $tokenUri = "${{parameters.symbolTokenUri }}"
       # Registered project name in the symbol publishing pipeline: https://portal.microsofticm.com/imp/v3/incidents/incident/520844254/summary
       $projectName = "Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SNI"
+      $registerRequestUri = "https://$symbolServer.trafficmanager.net/projects/$projectName/requests"
+      $publishRequestUri = "https://$symbolServer.trafficmanager.net/projects/$projectName/requests/$requestName"
+      $statusRequestUri = "https://$symbolServer.trafficmanager.net/projects/$projectName/requests/$requestName"
+      $requestNameRegistrationBody = "{'requestName': '$requestName'}"
+      $publishSymbolsBody = "{'publishToInternalServer': $publishToInternalServer, 'publishToPublicServer': $publishToPublicServer}"
+
+      echo "Symbols publishing API variables:"
+      echo "  azureSubscription=$azureSubscription"
+      echo "  symbolServer=$symbolServer"
+      echo "  tokenUri=$tokenUri"
+      echo "  projectName=$projectName"
+      echo "  requestName=$requestName"
+      echo "  publishToInternalServer=$publishToInternalServer"
+      echo "  publishToPublicServer=$publishToPublicServer"
+
+      echo "Symbols publishing URLs:"
+      echo "  registerRequestUri=$registerRequestUri"
+      echo "  publishRequestUri=$publishRequestUri"
+      echo "  statusRequestUri=$statusRequestUri"
+
+      echo "Symbols publishing HTTP bodies:"
+      echo "  requestNameRegistrationBody=$requestNameRegistrationBody"
+      echo "  publishSymbolsBody=$publishSymbolsBody"
 
       # Get the access token for the symbol publishing service
       $symbolPublishingToken = az account get-access-token --resource $tokenUri --query accessToken -o tsv
@@ -96,33 +145,30 @@ steps:
       echo ">  1.Symbol publishing token acquired."
 
       echo "Registering the request name ..."
-      $requestName = "${{parameters.symbolsArtifactName }}"
-      $requestNameRegistrationBody = "{'requestName': '$requestName'}"
-      Invoke-RestMethod -Method POST -Uri "https://$symbolServer.trafficmanager.net/projects/$projectName/requests" -Headers @{ Authorization = "Bearer $symbolPublishingToken" } -ContentType "application/json" -Body $requestNameRegistrationBody
+      Invoke-RestMethod -Method POST -Uri $registerRequestUri -Headers @{ Authorization = "Bearer $symbolPublishingToken" } -ContentType "application/json" -Body $requestNameRegistrationBody
 
       echo ">  2.Registration of request name succeeded."
 
       echo "Publishing the symbols ..."
-      $publishSymbolsBody = "{'publishToInternalServer': $publishToInternalServer, 'publishToPublicServer': $publishToPublicServer}"
       echo "Publishing symbols request body: $publishSymbolsBody"
-      Invoke-RestMethod -Method POST -Uri "https://$symbolServer.trafficmanager.net/projects/$projectName/requests/$requestName" -Headers @{ Authorization = "Bearer $symbolPublishingToken" } -ContentType "application/json" -Body $publishSymbolsBody
+      Invoke-RestMethod -Method POST -Uri $publishRequestUri -Headers @{ Authorization = "Bearer $symbolPublishingToken" } -ContentType "application/json" -Body $publishSymbolsBody
 
       echo ">  3.Request to publish symbols succeeded."
 
       # The following REST calls are used to check publishing status.
       echo ">  4.Checking the status of the request ..."
 
-      Invoke-RestMethod -Method GET -Uri "https://$symbolServer.trafficmanager.net/projects/$projectName/requests/$requestName" -Headers @{ Authorization = "Bearer $symbolPublishingToken" } -ContentType "application/json"
-      
+      Invoke-RestMethod -Method GET -Uri $statusRequestUri -Headers @{ Authorization = "Bearer $symbolPublishingToken" } -ContentType "application/json"
+
       echo "Use below tables to interpret the values of xxxServerStatus and xxxServerResult fields from the response."
-      
+
       echo "PublishingStatus"
       echo "-----------------"
       echo "0	NotRequested; The request has not been requested to publish."
       echo "1	Submitted; The request is submitted to be published"
       echo "2	Processing; The request is still being processed"
       echo "3	Completed; The request has been completed processing. It can be failed or successful. Check PublishingResult to get more details"
-      
+
       echo "PublishingResult"
       echo "-----------------"
       echo "0	Pending; The request has not completed or has not been requested."
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-signing-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-signing-pipeline.yml
index cabb39e11f..b0a80cba3a 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-signing-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-signing-pipeline.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ variables:
     value: ${{ parameters['CurrentNetFxVersion'] }}
 
 resources:
-  repositories: 
+  repositories:
     - repository: templates
       type: git
       name: OneBranch.Pipelines/GovernedTemplates
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ extends:
       # Suggested by MerlinBot (https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient/pullrequest/4882)
       EnableCDPxPAT: false
       WindowsHostVersion: 1ESWindows2022
+      networkIsolation:
+        # The ADO.Net pipeline that uses this file (sqlclient-6.1-official) seems to have inherited
+        # a restrictive network isolation policy that is causing symbol publishing to fail.  Force
+        # the most permissive policy to work around this issue.
+        policy: Permissive
     globalSdl: # https://aka.ms/obpipelines/sdl
       tsa:
         # The OneBranch template will set 'break' to false for the other SDL
@@ -114,7 +119,7 @@ extends:
         break: true # always break the build on policheck issues. You can disable it by setting to 'false'
         exclusionsFile: $(REPOROOT)\.config\PolicheckExclusions.xml
       asyncSdl:
-        enabled: false        
+        enabled: false
         credscan:
           enabled: ${{ not(parameters['isPreview']) }}
           suppressionsFile: $(REPOROOT)/.config/CredScanSuppressions.json
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/libraries/build-variables.yml b/eng/pipelines/libraries/build-variables.yml
index 3dd87fe7d7..0f5d439c6d 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/libraries/build-variables.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/libraries/build-variables.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@
 
 variables:
   - template: common-variables.yml@self
-  - template: mds-variables.yml@self
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/libraries/common-variables.yml b/eng/pipelines/libraries/common-variables.yml
index 736a5fe79e..2d87abbb27 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/libraries/common-variables.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/libraries/common-variables.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ variables:
     # AuthAKVName
     # AuthSignCertName
 
+  - group: akv-variables-v2
+    # SymbolsAzureSubscription
+    # SymbolsPublishProjectName
+    # SymbolsPublishServer
+    # SymbolsPublishTokenUri
+    # SymbolsUploadAccount
+
   - name: Configuration
     value: Release
   - name: CommitHead
@@ -51,3 +58,10 @@ variables:
     value: '$(Major).$(Minor)$(Patch).$(Build.BuildNumber)'
   - name: nuspecPath
     value: '$(REPOROOT)/tools/specs/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.nuspec'
+
+  # Symbols Publishing Aliases
+  # Map the akv-variables-v2 group names to the shorter names used by publish-symbols-step.yml
+  - name: SymbolServer
+    value: $(SymbolsPublishServer)
+  - name: SymbolTokenUri
+    value: $(SymbolsPublishTokenUri)
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/libraries/mds-validation-variables.yml b/eng/pipelines/libraries/mds-validation-variables.yml
index d7723a059f..13d4df9c6f 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/libraries/mds-validation-variables.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/libraries/mds-validation-variables.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 variables:
   - template: common-variables.yml@self
-  - template: mds-variables.yml@self
 
   - name: TempFolderName # extract the nuget package here
     value: temp
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/libraries/mds-variables.yml b/eng/pipelines/libraries/mds-variables.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index cfb6c7621d..0000000000
--- a/eng/pipelines/libraries/mds-variables.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#################################################################################
-# Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.                 #
-# The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.          #
-# See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.                #
-#################################################################################
-
-variables:
-  - group: Release Variables
-    # SymbolServer
-    # SymbolTokenUri