diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index 7e7a084e0b6b..c58b87f2a527 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -13,49 +13,49 @@
       <Uri>https://github.com/aspnet/Blazor</Uri>
       <Sha>46d3c36a3b1655c86e122065c4f896c50d986ff0</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Language" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19431.3">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Language" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19452.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/aspnet/AspNetCore-Tooling</Uri>
-      <Sha>370754e3a16320a8da70564a080b2a157590f80d</Sha>
+      <Sha>28a777de29966e288dd5913d5a8cf564e24a5cb9</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Extensions" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19431.3">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Extensions" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19452.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/aspnet/AspNetCore-Tooling</Uri>
-      <Sha>370754e3a16320a8da70564a080b2a157590f80d</Sha>
+      <Sha>28a777de29966e288dd5913d5a8cf564e24a5cb9</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Razor" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19431.3">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Razor" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19452.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/aspnet/AspNetCore-Tooling</Uri>
-      <Sha>370754e3a16320a8da70564a080b2a157590f80d</Sha>
+      <Sha>28a777de29966e288dd5913d5a8cf564e24a5cb9</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19431.3">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19452.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/aspnet/AspNetCore-Tooling</Uri>
-      <Sha>370754e3a16320a8da70564a080b2a157590f80d</Sha>
+      <Sha>28a777de29966e288dd5913d5a8cf564e24a5cb9</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="dotnet-ef" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19431.3">
+    <Dependency Name="dotnet-ef" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19452.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/aspnet/EntityFrameworkCore</Uri>
-      <Sha>6fe76d77d137f70309e28bbaa23d31becf553dec</Sha>
+      <Sha>caef445b1911fdd43ac36fe5da640e86ae2e21cd</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19431.3">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19452.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/aspnet/EntityFrameworkCore</Uri>
-      <Sha>6fe76d77d137f70309e28bbaa23d31becf553dec</Sha>
+      <Sha>caef445b1911fdd43ac36fe5da640e86ae2e21cd</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19431.3">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19452.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/aspnet/EntityFrameworkCore</Uri>
-      <Sha>6fe76d77d137f70309e28bbaa23d31becf553dec</Sha>
+      <Sha>caef445b1911fdd43ac36fe5da640e86ae2e21cd</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19431.3">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19452.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/aspnet/EntityFrameworkCore</Uri>
-      <Sha>6fe76d77d137f70309e28bbaa23d31becf553dec</Sha>
+      <Sha>caef445b1911fdd43ac36fe5da640e86ae2e21cd</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19431.3">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19452.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/aspnet/EntityFrameworkCore</Uri>
-      <Sha>6fe76d77d137f70309e28bbaa23d31becf553dec</Sha>
+      <Sha>caef445b1911fdd43ac36fe5da640e86ae2e21cd</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19431.3">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19452.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/aspnet/EntityFrameworkCore</Uri>
-      <Sha>6fe76d77d137f70309e28bbaa23d31becf553dec</Sha>
+      <Sha>caef445b1911fdd43ac36fe5da640e86ae2e21cd</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19431.3">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19452.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/aspnet/EntityFrameworkCore</Uri>
-      <Sha>6fe76d77d137f70309e28bbaa23d31becf553dec</Sha>
+      <Sha>caef445b1911fdd43ac36fe5da640e86ae2e21cd</Sha>
     </Dependency>
     <Dependency Name="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Analyzer.Testing" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19431.1" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore">
       <Uri>https://github.com/aspnet/Extensions</Uri>
@@ -412,17 +412,17 @@
       <Uri>https://github.com/aspnet/Extensions</Uri>
       <Sha>77525442b7d79d608935676b6ddbe653c7dc6d61</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.GenAPI" Version="1.0.0-beta.19425.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.GenAPI" Version="1.0.0-beta.19430.3">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>2de3acc671fc624191672a45564f9ef130af5cd4</Sha>
+      <Sha>316c80d0c373be63f991cc4d586db85273c1c553</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="1.0.0-beta.19425.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="1.0.0-beta.19430.3">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>2de3acc671fc624191672a45564f9ef130af5cd4</Sha>
+      <Sha>316c80d0c373be63f991cc4d586db85273c1c553</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk" Version="2.0.0-beta.19425.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk" Version="2.0.0-beta.19430.3">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>2de3acc671fc624191672a45564f9ef130af5cd4</Sha>
+      <Sha>316c80d0c373be63f991cc4d586db85273c1c553</Sha>
     </Dependency>
     <Dependency Name="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing" Version="3.0.0-rc1.19431.1" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore">
       <Uri>https://github.com/aspnet/Extensions</Uri>
diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index c75ef3a72b3b..b45028f09150 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   -->
   <PropertyGroup Label="Automated">
     <!-- Packages from dotnet/arcade -->
-    <MicrosoftDotNetGenAPIPackageVersion>1.0.0-beta.19425.1</MicrosoftDotNetGenAPIPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetGenAPIPackageVersion>1.0.0-beta.19430.3</MicrosoftDotNetGenAPIPackageVersion>
     <!-- Packages from dotnet/roslyn -->
     <MicrosoftNetCompilersToolsetPackageVersion>3.3.1-beta3-19430-03</MicrosoftNetCompilersToolsetPackageVersion>
     <!-- Packages from dotnet/core-setup -->
@@ -151,18 +151,18 @@
     <MicrosoftJSInteropPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19431.1</MicrosoftJSInteropPackageVersion>
     <MonoWebAssemblyInteropPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19431.1</MonoWebAssemblyInteropPackageVersion>
     <!-- Packages from aspnet/EntityFrameworkCore -->
-    <dotnetefPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19431.3</dotnetefPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreInMemoryPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19431.3</MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreInMemoryPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreRelationalPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19431.3</MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreRelationalPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlitePackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19431.3</MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlitePackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlServerPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19431.3</MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlServerPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreToolsPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19431.3</MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreToolsPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19431.3</MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion>
+    <dotnetefPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19452.1</dotnetefPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreInMemoryPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19452.1</MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreInMemoryPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreRelationalPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19452.1</MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreRelationalPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlitePackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19452.1</MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlitePackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlServerPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19452.1</MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreSqlServerPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreToolsPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19452.1</MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCoreToolsPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19452.1</MicrosoftEntityFrameworkCorePackageVersion>
     <!-- Packages from aspnet/AspNetCore-Tooling -->
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcRazorExtensionsPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19431.3</MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcRazorExtensionsPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreRazorLanguagePackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19431.3</MicrosoftAspNetCoreRazorLanguagePackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftCodeAnalysisRazorPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19431.3</MicrosoftCodeAnalysisRazorPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftNETSdkRazorPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19431.3</MicrosoftNETSdkRazorPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcRazorExtensionsPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19452.1</MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcRazorExtensionsPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreRazorLanguagePackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19452.1</MicrosoftAspNetCoreRazorLanguagePackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftCodeAnalysisRazorPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19452.1</MicrosoftCodeAnalysisRazorPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNETSdkRazorPackageVersion>3.0.0-rc1.19452.1</MicrosoftNETSdkRazorPackageVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!--
 
diff --git a/eng/common/darc-init.ps1 b/eng/common/darc-init.ps1
index 8854d979f379..46d175fdfdca 100644
--- a/eng/common/darc-init.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/darc-init.ps1
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 param (
     $darcVersion = $null,
-    $versionEndpoint = "https://maestro-prod.westus2.cloudapp.azure.com/api/assets/darc-version?api-version=2019-01-16"
+    $versionEndpoint = "https://maestro-prod.westus2.cloudapp.azure.com/api/assets/darc-version?api-version=2019-01-16",
+    $verbosity = "m"
 )
 
-$verbosity = "m"
 . $PSScriptRoot\tools.ps1
 
 function InstallDarcCli ($darcVersion) {
diff --git a/eng/common/darc-init.sh b/eng/common/darc-init.sh
index abdd0bc05a13..242429bca65e 100755
--- a/eng/common/darc-init.sh
+++ b/eng/common/darc-init.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 source="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
 darcVersion=''
 versionEndpoint="https://maestro-prod.westus2.cloudapp.azure.com/api/assets/darc-version?api-version=2019-01-16"
+verbosity=m
 
 while [[ $# > 0 ]]; do
   opt="$(echo "$1" | awk '{print tolower($0)}')"
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@ while [[ $# > 0 ]]; do
       versionEndpoint=$2
       shift
       ;;
+    --verbosity)
+      verbosity=$2
+      shift
+      ;;
     *)
       echo "Invalid argument: $1"
       usage
@@ -34,7 +39,6 @@ while [[ -h "$source" ]]; do
   [[ $source != /* ]] && source="$scriptroot/$source"
 done
 scriptroot="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$source" )" && pwd )"
-verbosity=m
 
 . "$scriptroot/tools.sh"
 
diff --git a/eng/common/native/CommonLibrary.psm1 b/eng/common/native/CommonLibrary.psm1
index 2a08d5246e73..41416862d913 100644
--- a/eng/common/native/CommonLibrary.psm1
+++ b/eng/common/native/CommonLibrary.psm1
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ function Get-File {
   }
   else {
     Write-Verbose "Downloading $Uri"
+    # Don't display the console progress UI - it's a huge perf hit
+    $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'   
     while($Attempt -Lt $DownloadRetries)
     {
       try {
diff --git a/eng/common/performance/perfhelixpublish.proj b/eng/common/performance/perfhelixpublish.proj
index d07b1fa6e2b6..e5826b532370 100644
--- a/eng/common/performance/perfhelixpublish.proj
+++ b/eng/common/performance/perfhelixpublish.proj
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
   <ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetCsproj.Contains('MicroBenchmarks.csproj'))">
     <HelixWorkItem Include="@(Partition)">
       <PayloadDirectory>$(WorkItemDirectory)</PayloadDirectory>
-      <PreCommands Condition="'$(Compare)' == 'true'">$(WorkItemCommand) --bdn-arguments="--anyCategories $(BDNCategories) $(ExtraBenchmarkDotNetArguments) $(BaselineCoreRunArgument) --artifacts $(BaselineArtifactsDirectory) --partition-count $(PartitionCount) --partition-index %(HelixWorkItem.Index)"</PreCommands>
-      <Command>$(WorkItemCommand) --bdn-arguments="--anyCategories $(BDNCategories) $(ExtraBenchmarkDotNetArguments) $(CoreRunArgument) --artifacts $(ArtifactsDirectory) --partition-count $(PartitionCount) --partition-index %(HelixWorkItem.Index)"</Command>
+      <PreCommands Condition="'$(Compare)' == 'true'">$(WorkItemCommand) --bdn-artifacts $(BaselineArtifactsDirectory) --bdn-arguments="--anyCategories $(BDNCategories) $(ExtraBenchmarkDotNetArguments) $(BaselineCoreRunArgument) --partition-count $(PartitionCount) --partition-index %(HelixWorkItem.Index)"</PreCommands>
+      <Command>$(WorkItemCommand) --bdn-artifacts $(ArtifactsDirectory) --bdn-arguments="--anyCategories $(BDNCategories) $(ExtraBenchmarkDotNetArguments) $(CoreRunArgument) --partition-count $(PartitionCount) --partition-index %(HelixWorkItem.Index)"</Command>
       <PostCommands Condition="'$(Compare)' == 'true'">$(DotnetExe) run -f $(_Framework) -p $(ResultsComparer) --base $(BaselineArtifactsDirectory) --diff $(ArtifactsDirectory) --threshold 2$(Percent) --xml $(XMLResults);$(FinalCommand)</PostCommands>
       <Timeout>4:00</Timeout>
     </HelixWorkItem>
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
   <ItemGroup Condition="!$(TargetCsproj.Contains('MicroBenchmarks.csproj'))">
     <HelixWorkItem Include="$(BuildConfig).WorkItem">
       <PayloadDirectory>$(WorkItemDirectory)</PayloadDirectory>
-      <PreCommands Condition="'$(Compare)' == 'true'">$(WorkItemCommand) --bdn-arguments="--anyCategories $(BDNCategories) $(ExtraBenchmarkDotNetArguments) $(BaselineCoreRunArgument) --artifacts $(ArtifactsDirectory)"</PreCommands>
-      <Command>$(WorkItemCommand) --bdn-arguments="--anyCategories $(BDNCategories) $(ExtraBenchmarkDotNetArguments) $(CoreRunArgument) --artifacts $(ArtifactsDirectory)"</Command>
+      <PreCommands Condition="'$(Compare)' == 'true'">$(WorkItemCommand) --bdn-artifacts $(BaselineArtifactsDirectory) --bdn-arguments="--anyCategories $(BDNCategories) $(ExtraBenchmarkDotNetArguments) $(BaselineCoreRunArgument)"</PreCommands>
+      <Command>$(WorkItemCommand) --bdn-artifacts $(ArtifactsDirectory) --bdn-arguments="--anyCategories $(BDNCategories) $(ExtraBenchmarkDotNetArguments) $(CoreRunArgument)"</Command>
       <PostCommands Condition="'$(Compare)' == 'true'">$(DotnetExe) run -f $(_Framework) -p $(ResultsComparer) --base $(BaselineArtifactsDirectory) --diff $(ArtifactsDirectory) --threshold 2$(Percent) --xml $(XMLResults)</PostCommands>
       <Timeout>4:00</Timeout>
     </HelixWorkItem>
diff --git a/eng/common/post-build/symbols-validation.ps1 b/eng/common/post-build/symbols-validation.ps1
index d5ec51b150f2..096ac321d129 100644
--- a/eng/common/post-build/symbols-validation.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/post-build/symbols-validation.ps1
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ function FirstMatchingSymbolDescriptionOrDefault {
   # DWARF file for a .dylib
   $DylibDwarf = $SymbolPath.Replace($Extension, ".dylib.dwarf")
  
-  $dotnetsymbolExe = "$env:USERPROFILE\.dotnet\tools"
-  $dotnetsymbolExe = Resolve-Path "$dotnetsymbolExe\dotnet-symbol.exe"
+  $dotnetSymbolExe = "$env:USERPROFILE\.dotnet\tools"
+  $dotnetSymbolExe = Resolve-Path "$dotnetSymbolExe\dotnet-symbol.exe"
 
-  & $dotnetsymbolExe --symbols --modules --windows-pdbs $TargetServerParam $FullPath -o $SymbolsPath | Out-Null
+  & $dotnetSymbolExe --symbols --modules --windows-pdbs $TargetServerParam $FullPath -o $SymbolsPath | Out-Null
 
   if (Test-Path $PdbPath) {
     return "PDB"
@@ -159,25 +159,25 @@ function CheckSymbolsAvailable {
     }
 }
 
-function Installdotnetsymbol {
-  $dotnetsymbolPackageName = "dotnet-symbol"
+function InstallDotnetSymbol {
+  $dotnetSymbolPackageName = "dotnet-symbol"
 
   $dotnetRoot = InitializeDotNetCli -install:$true
   $dotnet = "$dotnetRoot\dotnet.exe"
   $toolList = & "$dotnet" tool list --global
 
-  if (($toolList -like "*$dotnetsymbolPackageName*") -and ($toolList -like "*$dotnetsymbolVersion*")) {
-    Write-Host "dotnet-symbol version $dotnetsymbolVersion is already installed."
+  if (($toolList -like "*$dotnetSymbolPackageName*") -and ($toolList -like "*$dotnetSymbolVersion*")) {
+    Write-Host "dotnet-symbol version $dotnetSymbolVersion is already installed."
   }
   else {
-    Write-Host "Installing dotnet-symbol version $dotnetsymbolVersion..."
+    Write-Host "Installing dotnet-symbol version $dotnetSymbolVersion..."
     Write-Host "You may need to restart your command window if this is the first dotnet tool you have installed."
-    & "$dotnet" tool install $dotnetsymbolPackageName --version $dotnetsymbolVersion --verbosity "minimal" --global
+    & "$dotnet" tool install $dotnetSymbolPackageName --version $dotnetSymbolVersion --verbosity "minimal" --global
   }
 }
 
 try {
-  Installdotnetsymbol
+  InstallDotnetSymbol
 
   CheckSymbolsAvailable
 }
diff --git a/eng/common/sdl/execute-all-sdl-tools.ps1 b/eng/common/sdl/execute-all-sdl-tools.ps1
index 6d9bdcf72b00..fa239484f2ca 100644
--- a/eng/common/sdl/execute-all-sdl-tools.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/sdl/execute-all-sdl-tools.ps1
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ if ($ValidPath -eq $False)
   exit 1
 }
 
-& $(Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "init-sdl.ps1") -GuardianCliLocation $guardianCliLocation -Repository $RepoName -BranchName $BranchName -WorkingDirectory $ArtifactsDirectory -AzureDevOpsAccessToken $AzureDevOpsAccessToken -GuardianLoggerLevel $GuardianLoggerLevel
-$gdnFolder = Join-Path $ArtifactsDirectory ".gdn"
+& $(Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "init-sdl.ps1") -GuardianCliLocation $guardianCliLocation -Repository $RepoName -BranchName $BranchName -WorkingDirectory (Split-Path $SourceDirectory -Parent) -AzureDevOpsAccessToken $AzureDevOpsAccessToken -GuardianLoggerLevel $GuardianLoggerLevel
+$gdnFolder = Join-Path (Split-Path $SourceDirectory -Parent) ".gdn"
 
 if ($TsaOnboard) {
   if ($TsaCodebaseName -and $TsaNotificationEmail -and $TsaCodebaseAdmin -and $TsaBugAreaPath) {
diff --git a/eng/common/sdl/init-sdl.ps1 b/eng/common/sdl/init-sdl.ps1
index 26e01c0673c1..c737eb0e71c1 100644
--- a/eng/common/sdl/init-sdl.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/sdl/init-sdl.ps1
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 Set-StrictMode -Version 2.0
 $LASTEXITCODE = 0
 
+# Don't display the console progress UI - it's a huge perf hit
+$ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
+
 # Construct basic auth from AzDO access token; construct URI to the repository's gdn folder stored in that repository; construct location of zip file
 $encodedPat = [Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes(":$AzureDevOpsAccessToken"))
 $escapedRepository = [Uri]::EscapeDataString("/$Repository/$BranchName/.gdn")
diff --git a/eng/common/sdl/packages.config b/eng/common/sdl/packages.config
index 3f97ac2f16cc..256ffbfb93a3 100644
--- a/eng/common/sdl/packages.config
+++ b/eng/common/sdl/packages.config
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.Guardian.Cli" version="0.7.1"/>
+  <package id="Microsoft.Guardian.Cli" version="0.7.2"/>
 </packages>
diff --git a/eng/common/sdl/run-sdl.ps1 b/eng/common/sdl/run-sdl.ps1
index b90c4399ba18..9bc25314ae21 100644
--- a/eng/common/sdl/run-sdl.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/sdl/run-sdl.ps1
@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@ foreach ($tool in $ToolsList) {
   Write-Host $tool
   # We have to manually configure tools that run on source to look at the source directory only
   if ($tool -eq "credscan") {
-    Write-Host "$GuardianCliLocation configure --working-directory $WorkingDirectory --tool $tool --output-path $gdnConfigFile --logger-level $GuardianLoggerLevel --noninteractive --force --args `" TargetDirectory : $TargetDirectory `" `" OutputType : pre `" $(If ($CrScanAdditionalRunConfigParams) {$CrScanAdditionalRunConfigParams})"
-    & $GuardianCliLocation configure --working-directory $WorkingDirectory --tool $tool --output-path $gdnConfigFile --logger-level $GuardianLoggerLevel --noninteractive --force --args " TargetDirectory : $TargetDirectory " "OutputType : pre" $(If ($CrScanAdditionalRunConfigParams) {$CrScanAdditionalRunConfigParams})
+    Write-Host "$GuardianCliLocation configure --working-directory $WorkingDirectory --tool $tool --output-path $gdnConfigFile --logger-level $GuardianLoggerLevel --noninteractive --force --args `" TargetDirectory < $TargetDirectory `" `" OutputType < pre `" $(If ($CrScanAdditionalRunConfigParams) {$CrScanAdditionalRunConfigParams})"
+    & $GuardianCliLocation configure --working-directory $WorkingDirectory --tool $tool --output-path $gdnConfigFile --logger-level $GuardianLoggerLevel --noninteractive --force --args " TargetDirectory < $TargetDirectory " "OutputType < pre" $(If ($CrScanAdditionalRunConfigParams) {$CrScanAdditionalRunConfigParams})
     if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
       Write-Host "Guardian configure for $tool failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE."
       exit $LASTEXITCODE
     }
   }
   if ($tool -eq "policheck") {
-    Write-Host "$GuardianCliLocation configure --working-directory $WorkingDirectory --tool $tool --output-path $gdnConfigFile --logger-level $GuardianLoggerLevel --noninteractive --force --args `" Target : $TargetDirectory `" $(If ($PoliCheckAdditionalRunConfigParams) {$PoliCheckAdditionalRunConfigParams})"
-    & $GuardianCliLocation configure --working-directory $WorkingDirectory --tool $tool --output-path $gdnConfigFile --logger-level $GuardianLoggerLevel --noninteractive --force --args " Target : $TargetDirectory " $(If ($PoliCheckAdditionalRunConfigParams) {$PoliCheckAdditionalRunConfigParams})
+    Write-Host "$GuardianCliLocation configure --working-directory $WorkingDirectory --tool $tool --output-path $gdnConfigFile --logger-level $GuardianLoggerLevel --noninteractive --force --args `" Target < $TargetDirectory `" $(If ($PoliCheckAdditionalRunConfigParams) {$PoliCheckAdditionalRunConfigParams})"
+    & $GuardianCliLocation configure --working-directory $WorkingDirectory --tool $tool --output-path $gdnConfigFile --logger-level $GuardianLoggerLevel --noninteractive --force --args " Target < $TargetDirectory " $(If ($PoliCheckAdditionalRunConfigParams) {$PoliCheckAdditionalRunConfigParams})
     if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
       Write-Host "Guardian configure for $tool failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE."
       exit $LASTEXITCODE
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ Write-Host "$GuardianCliLocation run --working-directory $WorkingDirectory --bas
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
   Write-Host "Guardian run for $ToolsList using $configParam failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE."
   exit $LASTEXITCODE
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/job/execute-sdl.yml b/eng/common/templates/job/execute-sdl.yml
index 91621cf88fdb..a7f996419522 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/job/execute-sdl.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/job/execute-sdl.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 parameters:
   overrideParameters: ''                                       # Optional: to override values for parameters.
   additionalParameters: ''                                     # Optional: parameters that need user specific values eg: '-SourceToolsList @("abc","def") -ArtifactToolsList @("ghi","jkl")'
-  continueOnError: false                                       # optional: determines whether to continue the build if the step errors;
+  # There is some sort of bug (has been reported) in Azure DevOps where if this parameter is named
+  # 'continueOnError', the parameter value is not correctly picked up.
+  # This can also be remedied by the caller (post-build.yml) if it does not use a nested parameter
+  sdlContinueOnError: false                                    # optional: determines whether to continue the build if the step errors;
   dependsOn: ''                                                # Optional: dependencies of the job
 
 jobs:
@@ -26,12 +29,12 @@ jobs:
       -InputPath $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\artifacts\BlobArtifacts
       -ExtractPath $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\artifacts\BlobArtifacts
     displayName: Extract Blob Artifacts
-    continueOnError: ${{ parameters.continueOnError }}
+    continueOnError: ${{ parameters.sdlContinueOnError }}
   - powershell: eng/common/sdl/extract-artifact-packages.ps1
       -InputPath $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\artifacts\PackageArtifacts
       -ExtractPath $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\artifacts\PackageArtifacts
     displayName: Extract Package Artifacts
-    continueOnError: ${{ parameters.continueOnError }}
+    continueOnError: ${{ parameters.sdlContinueOnError }}
   - task: NuGetToolInstaller@1
     displayName: 'Install NuGet.exe'
   - task: NuGetCommand@2
@@ -45,12 +48,12 @@ jobs:
   - ${{ if ne(parameters.overrideParameters, '') }}:
     - powershell: eng/common/sdl/execute-all-sdl-tools.ps1 ${{ parameters.overrideParameters }}
       displayName: Execute SDL
-      continueOnError: ${{ parameters.continueOnError }}
+      continueOnError: ${{ parameters.sdlContinueOnError }}
   - ${{ if eq(parameters.overrideParameters, '') }}:
     - powershell: eng/common/sdl/execute-all-sdl-tools.ps1
-        -GuardianPackageName Microsoft.Guardian.Cli.0.7.1
+        -GuardianPackageName Microsoft.Guardian.Cli.0.7.2
         -NugetPackageDirectory $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\.packages
         -AzureDevOpsAccessToken $(dn-bot-dotnet-build-rw-code-rw)
         ${{ parameters.additionalParameters }}
       displayName: Execute SDL
-      continueOnError: ${{ parameters.continueOnError }}
+      continueOnError: ${{ parameters.sdlContinueOnError }}
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/post-build/common-variables.yml b/eng/common/templates/post-build/common-variables.yml
index b00d85d8cee0..7b3fdb136169 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/post-build/common-variables.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/post-build/common-variables.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ variables:
 
   # Default locations for Installers and checksums
   - name: ChecksumsBlobFeedUrl
-    value: https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/index.json
-  - name: InstallersBlobFeedUrl
     value: https://dotnetclichecksums.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/index.json
+  - name: InstallersBlobFeedUrl
+    value: https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/index.json
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/post-build/post-build.yml b/eng/common/templates/post-build/post-build.yml
index 3f239fae2bb9..34667b6c0943 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/post-build/post-build.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/post-build/post-build.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 parameters:
-  enableSourceLinkValidation: true
+  enableSourceLinkValidation: false
   enableSigningValidation: true
-  enableSymbolValidation: true
+  enableSymbolValidation: false
   enableNugetValidation: true
   publishInstallersAndChecksums: false
   SDLValidationParameters:
     enable: false
+    continueOnError: false
     params: ''
 
   # These parameters let the user customize the call to sdk-task.ps1 for publishing
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ stages:
     - template: /eng/common/templates/job/execute-sdl.yml
       parameters:
         additionalParameters: ${{ parameters.SDLValidationParameters.params }}
+        continueOnError: ${{ parameters.SDLValidationParameters.continueOnError }}
 
 - template: \eng\common\templates\post-build\channels\netcore-dev-5.yml
   parameters:
diff --git a/eng/common/tools.ps1 b/eng/common/tools.ps1
index 9c12b1b4fdba..bb5638930ab1 100644
--- a/eng/common/tools.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/tools.ps1
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ function GetDotNetInstallScript([string] $dotnetRoot) {
   $installScript = Join-Path $dotnetRoot "dotnet-install.ps1"
   if (!(Test-Path $installScript)) {
     Create-Directory $dotnetRoot
+    $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' # Don't display the console progress UI - it's a huge perf hit
     Invoke-WebRequest "https://dot.net/$dotnetInstallScriptVersion/dotnet-install.ps1" -OutFile $installScript
   }
 
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@ function InitializeXCopyMSBuild([string]$packageVersion, [bool]$install) {
 
     Create-Directory $packageDir
     Write-Host "Downloading $packageName $packageVersion"
+    $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' # Don't display the console progress UI - it's a huge perf hit
     Invoke-WebRequest "https://dotnet.myget.org/F/roslyn-tools/api/v2/package/$packageName/$packageVersion/" -OutFile $packagePath
     Unzip $packagePath $packageDir
   }
diff --git a/eng/common/tools.sh b/eng/common/tools.sh
index 3af9be6157f4..94a1edd7d0b6 100755
--- a/eng/common/tools.sh
+++ b/eng/common/tools.sh
@@ -208,12 +208,19 @@ function GetDotNetInstallScript {
 
     # Use curl if available, otherwise use wget
     if command -v curl > /dev/null; then
-      curl "$install_script_url" -sSL --retry 10 --create-dirs -o "$install_script"
-    else
-      wget -q -O "$install_script" "$install_script_url"
+      curl "$install_script_url" -sSL --retry 10 --create-dirs -o "$install_script" || {
+        local exit_code=$?
+        Write-PipelineTelemetryError -category 'InitializeToolset' "Failed to acquire dotnet install script (exit code '$exit_code')."
+        ExitWithExitCode $exit_code
+      }
+    else 
+      wget -q -O "$install_script" "$install_script_url" || {
+        local exit_code=$?
+        Write-PipelineTelemetryError -category 'InitializeToolset' "Failed to acquire dotnet install script (exit code '$exit_code')."
+        ExitWithExitCode $exit_code
+      }
     fi
   fi
-
   # return value
   _GetDotNetInstallScript="$install_script"
 }
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 4ead16dbcfb5..4a0dc91d0bee 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
     "Yarn.MSBuild": "1.15.2",
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "1.0.0-beta.19425.1",
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk": "2.0.0-beta.19425.1"
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "1.0.0-beta.19430.3",
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk": "2.0.0-beta.19430.3"
   }
 }