diff --git a/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/pipeline.yaml b/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/pipeline.yaml
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+trigger: none
+
+parameters:
+  - name: subscriptionId
+    displayName: "Azure Subscription ID"
+    type: string
+    default: "37deca37-c375-4a14-b90a-043849bd2bf1"
+
+  - name: location
+    displayName: "Deployment Region"
+    type: string
+    default: "centraluseuap"
+
+  - name: resourceGroupName
+    displayName: "Resource Group Name"
+    type: string
+    default: "long-run-$(Build.BuildId)"
+
+  - name: vmSkuDefault
+    displayName: "VM SKU for Default Node Pool"
+    type: string
+    default: "Standard_D2s_v3"
+
+  - name: vmSkuHighNIC
+    displayName: "VM SKU for High NIC Node Pool"
+    type: string
+    default: "Standard_D16s_v3"
+
+  - name: serviceConnection
+    displayName: "Azure Service Connection"
+    type: string
+    default: "Azure Container Networking - Standalone Test Service Connection"
+
+extends:
+  template: template/long-running-pipeline-template.yaml
+  parameters:
+    subscriptionId: ${{ parameters.subscriptionId }}
+    location: ${{ parameters.location }}
+    resourceGroupName: ${{ parameters.resourceGroupName }}
+    vmSkuDefault: ${{ parameters.vmSkuDefault }}
+    vmSkuHighNIC: ${{ parameters.vmSkuHighNIC }}
+    serviceConnection: ${{ parameters.serviceConnection }}
diff --git a/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_aks.sh b/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_aks.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+trap 'echo "[ERROR] Failed during Resource group or AKS cluster creation." >&2' ERR
+
+SUBSCRIPTION_ID=$1
+LOCATION=$2
+RG=$3
+VM_SKU_DEFAULT=$4
+VM_SKU_HIGHNIC=$5
+
+echo "Subscription id: $SUBSCRIPTION_ID"
+echo "Resource group: $RG"
+echo "Location: $LOCATION"
+echo "VM SKU (default): $VM_SKU_DEFAULT"
+echo "VM SKU (high-NIC): $VM_SKU_HIGHNIC"
+az account set --subscription "$SUBSCRIPTION_ID"
+
+# Enable parallel cluster creation
+create_cluster() {
+  local CLUSTER=$1
+  echo "==> Creating AKS cluster: $CLUSTER"
+
+  az aks create -g "$RG" -n "$CLUSTER" -l "$LOCATION" \
+    --network-plugin azure --node-count 1 \
+    --node-vm-size "$VM_SKU_DEFAULT" \
+    --enable-managed-identity --generate-ssh-keys \
+    --load-balancer-sku standard --yes --only-show-errors
+
+  echo "==> Adding high-NIC nodepool to $CLUSTER"
+  az aks nodepool add -g "$RG" -n highnic \
+    --cluster-name "$CLUSTER" --node-count 2 \
+    --node-vm-size "$VM_SKU_HIGHNIC" --mode User --only-show-errors
+
+  echo "Finished AKS cluster: $CLUSTER"
+}
+
+# Run both clusters in parallel
+create_cluster "aks-cluster-a" &
+pid_a=$!
+
+create_cluster "aks-cluster-b" &
+pid_b=$!
+
+# Wait for both to finish
+wait $pid_a $pid_b
+
+echo "AKS clusters created successfully!"
diff --git a/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_nsg.sh b/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_nsg.sh
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+++ b/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_nsg.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+trap 'echo "[ERROR] Failed during NSG creation or rule setup." >&2' ERR
+
+SUBSCRIPTION_ID=$1
+RG=$2
+LOCATION=$3
+
+VNET_A1="cx_vnet_a1"
+SUBNET1_PREFIX="10.10.1.0/24"
+SUBNET2_PREFIX="10.10.2.0/24"
+NSG_NAME="${VNET_A1}-nsg"
+
+echo "==> Creating Network Security Group: $NSG_NAME"
+az network nsg create -g "$RG" -n "$NSG_NAME" -l "$LOCATION" --output none \
+  && echo "[OK] NSG '$NSG_NAME' created."
+
+echo "==> Creating NSG rule to DENY traffic from Subnet1 ($SUBNET1_PREFIX) to Subnet2 ($SUBNET2_PREFIX)"
+az network nsg rule create \
+  -g "$RG" \
+  --nsg-name "$NSG_NAME" \
+  -n deny-subnet1-to-subnet2 \
+  --priority 100 \
+  --source-address-prefixes "$SUBNET1_PREFIX" \
+  --destination-address-prefixes "$SUBNET2_PREFIX" \
+  --direction Inbound \
+  --access Deny \
+  --protocol "*" \
+  --description "Deny all traffic from Subnet1 to Subnet2" \
+  --output none \
+  && echo "[OK] Deny rule from Subnet1 → Subnet2 created."
+
+echo "==> Creating NSG rule to DENY traffic from Subnet2 ($SUBNET2_PREFIX) to Subnet1 ($SUBNET1_PREFIX)"
+az network nsg rule create \
+  -g "$RG" \
+  --nsg-name "$NSG_NAME" \
+  -n deny-subnet2-to-subnet1 \
+  --priority 200 \
+  --source-address-prefixes "$SUBNET2_PREFIX" \
+  --destination-address-prefixes "$SUBNET1_PREFIX" \
+  --direction Inbound \
+  --access Deny \
+  --protocol "*" \
+  --description "Deny all traffic from Subnet2 to Subnet1" \
+  --output none \
+  && echo "[OK] Deny rule from Subnet2 → Subnet1 created."
+
+echo "NSG '$NSG_NAME' created successfully with bidirectional isolation between Subnet1 and Subnet2."
diff --git a/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_pe.sh b/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_pe.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+trap 'echo "[ERROR] Failed during Private Endpoint or DNS setup." >&2' ERR
+
+SUBSCRIPTION_ID=$1
+LOCATION=$2
+RG=$3
+SA1_NAME=$4  # Storage account 1
+
+VNET_A1="cx_vnet_a1"
+VNET_A2="cx_vnet_a2"
+VNET_A3="cx_vnet_a3"
+SUBNET_PE_A1="pe"
+PE_NAME="${SA1_NAME}-pe"
+PRIVATE_DNS_ZONE="privatelink.blob.core.windows.net"
+
+# 1. Create Private DNS zone
+echo "==> Creating Private DNS zone: $PRIVATE_DNS_ZONE"
+az network private-dns zone create -g "$RG" -n "$PRIVATE_DNS_ZONE" --output none \
+  && echo "[OK] DNS zone $PRIVATE_DNS_ZONE created."
+
+# 2. Link DNS zone to VNet
+echo "==> Linking DNS zone $PRIVATE_DNS_ZONE to VNet $VNET_A1"
+az network private-dns link vnet create \
+  -g "$RG" -n "${VNET_A1}-link" \
+  --zone-name "$PRIVATE_DNS_ZONE" \
+  --virtual-network "$VNET_A1" \
+  --registration-enabled false \
+  && echo "[OK] Linked DNS zone to $VNET_A1."
+
+az network private-dns link vnet create \
+  -g "$RG" -n "${VNET_A2}-link" -\
+  -zone-name "$PRIVATE_DNS_ZONE" \
+  --virtual-network "$VNET_A2" \
+  --registration-enabled false \
+  && echo "[OK] Linked DNS zone to $VNET_A2."
+
+az network private-dns link vnet create \
+  -g "$RG" -n "${VNET_A3}-link" \
+  --zone-name "$PRIVATE_DNS_ZONE" \
+  --virtual-network "$VNET_A3" \
+  --registration-enabled false \
+  && echo "[OK] Linked DNS zone to $VNET_A3."
+
+
+# 3. Create Private Endpoint
+echo "==> Creating Private Endpoint for Storage Account: $SA1_NAME"
+SA1_ID=$(az storage account show -g "$RG" -n "$SA1_NAME" --query id -o tsv)
+az network private-endpoint create \
+  -g "$RG" -n "$PE_NAME" -l "$LOCATION" \
+  --vnet-name "$VNET_A1" --subnet "$SUBNET_PE_A1" \
+  --private-connection-resource-id "$SA1_ID" \
+  --group-id blob \
+  --connection-name "${PE_NAME}-conn" \
+  --output none \
+  && echo "[OK] Private Endpoint $PE_NAME created for $SA1_NAME."
diff --git a/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_peerings.sh b/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_peerings.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+trap 'echo "[ERROR] Failed during VNet peering creation." >&2' ERR
+
+RG=$1
+VNET_A1="cx_vnet_a1"
+VNET_A2="cx_vnet_a2"
+VNET_A3="cx_vnet_a3"
+VNET_B1="cx_vnet_b1"
+
+peer_two_vnets() {
+  local rg="$1"; local v1="$2"; local v2="$3"; local name12="$4"; local name21="$5"
+  echo "==> Peering $v1 <-> $v2"
+  az network vnet peering create -g "$rg" -n "$name12" --vnet-name "$v1" --remote-vnet "$v2" --allow-vnet-access --output none \
+    && echo "Created peering $name12"
+  az network vnet peering create -g "$rg" -n "$name21" --vnet-name "$v2" --remote-vnet "$v1" --allow-vnet-access --output none \
+    && echo "Created peering $name21"
+}
+
+peer_two_vnets "$RG" "$VNET_A1" "$VNET_A2" "A1-to-A2" "A2-to-A1"
+peer_two_vnets "$RG" "$VNET_A2" "$VNET_A3" "A2-to-A3" "A3-to-A2"
+peer_two_vnets "$RG" "$VNET_A1" "$VNET_A3" "A1-to-A3" "A3-to-A1"
+echo "VNet peerings created successfully."
diff --git a/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_storage.sh b/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_storage.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+trap 'echo "[ERROR] Failed during Storage Account creation." >&2' ERR
+
+SUBSCRIPTION_ID=$1
+LOCATION=$2
+RG=$3
+
+RAND=$(openssl rand -hex 4)
+SA1="sa1${RAND}"
+SA2="sa2${RAND}"
+
+# Set subscription context
+az account set --subscription "$SUBSCRIPTION_ID"
+
+# Create storage accounts
+for SA in "$SA1" "$SA2"; do
+  echo "==> Creating storage account $SA"
+  az storage account create \
+    --name "$SA" \
+    --resource-group "$RG" \
+    --location "$LOCATION" \
+    --sku Standard_LRS \
+    --kind StorageV2 \
+    --allow-blob-public-access false \
+    --allow-shared-key-access false \
+    --https-only true \
+    --min-tls-version TLS1_2 \
+    --query "name" -o tsv \
+  && echo "Storage account $SA created successfully."
+done
+
+echo "All storage accounts created successfully."
+
+# Set pipeline output variables
+set +x
+echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=StorageAccount1;isOutput=true]$SA1"
+echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=StorageAccount2;isOutput=true]$SA2"
+set -x
diff --git a/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_vnets.sh b/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_vnets.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+trap 'echo "[ERROR] Failed while creating VNets or subnets. Check Azure CLI logs above." >&2' ERR
+
+SUBSCRIPTION_ID=$1
+LOCATION=$2
+RG=$3
+
+az account set --subscription "$SUBSCRIPTION_ID"
+
+# VNets and subnets
+VNET_A1="cx_vnet_a1"
+VNET_A2="cx_vnet_a2"
+VNET_A3="cx_vnet_a3"
+VNET_B1="cx_vnet_b1"
+
+A1_S1="10.10.1.0/24"
+A1_S2="10.10.2.0/24"
+A1_PE="10.10.100.0/24"
+
+A2_MAIN="10.11.1.0/24"
+
+A3_MAIN="10.12.1.0/24"
+
+B1_MAIN="10.20.1.0/24"
+
+# A1
+az network vnet create -g "$RG" -n "$VNET_A1" --address-prefix 10.10.0.0/16 --subnet-name s1 --subnet-prefix "$A1_S1" -l "$LOCATION" --output none \
+ && echo "Created $VNET_A1 with subnet s1"
+az network vnet subnet create -g "$RG" --vnet-name "$VNET_A1" -n s2 --address-prefix "$A1_S2" --output none \
+ && echo "Created $VNET_A1 with subnet s2"
+az network vnet subnet create -g "$RG" --vnet-name "$VNET_A1" -n pe --address-prefix "$A1_PE" --output none \
+ && echo "Created $VNET_A1 with subnet pe"
+
+# A2
+az network vnet create -g "$RG" -n "$VNET_A2" --address-prefix 10.11.0.0/16 --subnet-name s1 --subnet-prefix "$A2_MAIN" -l "$LOCATION" --output none \
+ && echo "Created $VNET_A2 with subnet s1"
+
+# A3
+az network vnet create -g "$RG" -n "$VNET_A3" --address-prefix 10.12.0.0/16 --subnet-name s1 --subnet-prefix "$A3_MAIN" -l "$LOCATION" --output none \
+ && echo "Created $VNET_A3 with subnet s1"
+
+# B1
+az network vnet create -g "$RG" -n "$VNET_B1" --address-prefix 10.20.0.0/16 --subnet-name s1 --subnet-prefix "$B1_MAIN" -l "$LOCATION" --output none \
+ && echo "Created $VNET_B1 with subnet s1"
+
+echo "All VNets and subnets created successfully."
diff --git a/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/template/long-running-pipeline-template.yaml b/.pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/template/long-running-pipeline-template.yaml
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+parameters:
+  - name: subscriptionId
+    type: string
+  - name: location
+    type: string
+  - name: resourceGroupName
+    type: string
+  - name: vmSkuDefault
+    type: string
+  - name: vmSkuHighNIC
+    type: string
+  - name: serviceConnection
+    type: string
+
+stages:
+  - stage: AKSClusterAndNetworking
+    displayName: "Stage: AKS Cluster and Networking Setup"
+    jobs:
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Job 1: Create Resource Group
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------
+      - job: CreateResourceGroup
+        displayName: "Create Resource Group"
+        pool:
+          vmImage: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+          - checkout: self
+          - task: AzureCLI@2
+            displayName: "Create resource group"
+            inputs:
+              azureSubscription: ${{ parameters.serviceConnection }}
+              scriptType: bash
+              scriptLocation: inlineScript
+              inlineScript: |
+                echo "==> Creating resource group ${{ parameters.resourceGroupName }} in ${{ parameters.location }}"
+                az group create \
+                  --name "${{ parameters.resourceGroupName }}" \
+                  --location "${{ parameters.location }}" \
+                  --subscription "${{ parameters.subscriptionId }}"
+                echo "Resource group created successfully."
+
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Job 2: Create AKS Clusters
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------
+      - job: CreateCluster
+        displayName: "Create AKS Clusters"
+        dependsOn: CreateResourceGroup
+        pool:
+          vmImage: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+          - checkout: self
+          - task: AzureCLI@2
+            displayName: "Run create_aks.sh"
+            inputs:
+              azureSubscription: ${{ parameters.serviceConnection }}
+              scriptType: bash
+              scriptLocation: scriptPath
+              scriptPath: ".pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_aks.sh"
+              arguments: >
+                ${{ parameters.subscriptionId }}
+                ${{ parameters.location }}
+                ${{ parameters.resourceGroupName }}
+                ${{ parameters.vmSkuDefault }}
+                ${{ parameters.vmSkuHighNIC }}
+      
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Job 3: Networking & Storage
+      # ------------------------------------------------------------
+      - job: NetworkingAndStorage
+        displayName: "Networking and Storage Setup"
+        dependsOn: CreateResourceGroup
+        pool:
+          vmImage: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+          - checkout: self
+
+          # Task 1: Create VNets
+          - task: AzureCLI@2
+            displayName: "Create customer vnets"
+            inputs:
+              azureSubscription: ${{ parameters.serviceConnection }}
+              scriptType: bash
+              scriptLocation: scriptPath
+              scriptPath: ".pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_vnets.sh"
+              arguments: >
+                ${{ parameters.subscriptionId }}
+                ${{ parameters.location }}
+                ${{ parameters.resourceGroupName }}
+
+          # Task 2: Create Peerings
+          - task: AzureCLI@2
+            displayName: "Create customer vnet peerings"
+            inputs:
+              azureSubscription: ${{ parameters.serviceConnection }}
+              scriptType: bash
+              scriptLocation: scriptPath
+              scriptPath: ".pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_peerings.sh"
+              arguments: >
+                ${{ parameters.resourceGroupName }}
+
+          # Task 3: Create Storage Accounts
+          - task: AzureCLI@2
+            name: CreateStorageAccounts
+            displayName: "Create storage accounts"
+            inputs:
+              azureSubscription: ${{ parameters.serviceConnection }}
+              scriptType: bash
+              scriptLocation: scriptPath
+              scriptPath: ".pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_storage.sh"
+              arguments: >
+                ${{ parameters.subscriptionId }}
+                ${{ parameters.location }}
+                ${{ parameters.resourceGroupName }}
+
+          # Task 4: Create NSG
+          - task: AzureCLI@2
+            displayName: "Create network security groups to restrict access between subnets"
+            inputs:
+              azureSubscription: ${{ parameters.serviceConnection }}
+              scriptType: bash
+              scriptLocation: scriptPath
+              scriptPath: ".pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_nsg.sh"
+              arguments: >
+                ${{ parameters.subscriptionId }}
+                ${{ parameters.resourceGroupName }}
+                ${{ parameters.location }}
+
+          # Task 5: Create Private Endpoint
+          - task: AzureCLI@2
+            displayName: "Create Private Endpoint for Storage Account"
+            inputs:
+              azureSubscription: ${{ parameters.serviceConnection }}
+              scriptType: bash
+              scriptLocation: scriptPath
+              scriptPath: ".pipelines/swiftv2-long-running/scripts/create_pe.sh"
+              arguments: >
+                ${{ parameters.subscriptionId }}
+                ${{ parameters.location }}
+                ${{ parameters.resourceGroupName }}
+                $(CreateStorageAccounts.StorageAccount1)