diff --git a/eng/ci/host.benchmarks.yml b/eng/ci/host.benchmarks.yml
index fcccfb8653..0df171bdb5 100644
--- a/eng/ci/host.benchmarks.yml
+++ b/eng/ci/host.benchmarks.yml
@@ -36,13 +36,26 @@ extends:
   template: v1/1ES.Unofficial.PipelineTemplate.yml@1es
   parameters:
     pool:
-      name: 1es-pool-azfunc-large
-      image: 1es-windows-2022
+      name: 1es-pool-azfunc-benchmarking-large
+      image: 1es-windows-2022-benchmark-runner-vanilla
       os: windows
 
     stages:
-    - stage: HttpApps
+    - stage: Setup
+      displayName: Setup & start agents
+      jobs:
+      - template: /eng/ci/templates/official/jobs/setup-benchmark-agents.yml@self
+        parameters:
+          functionAppName: HelloHttpNet9 
+          agentName: HelloHttpNet9_APP
+      - template: /eng/ci/templates/official/jobs/setup-benchmark-agents.yml@self
+        parameters:
+          agentName: HelloHttpNet9NoProxy_APP
+          functionAppName: HelloHttpNet9NoProxy 
+
+    - stage: Run
       displayName: Run Benchmarks
+      dependsOn: [] # Force this stage to run independently and in parallel with other stages.
       jobs:
       - template: /eng/ci/templates/official/jobs/run-benchmarks.yml@self
         parameters:
@@ -50,9 +63,11 @@ extends:
           functionAppName: HelloHttpNet9  # App with ASP.NET Integration
           additionalCrankArgs: $(AdditionalCrankArguments)  # Pipeline variable to pass additional arguments to crank command.
           storeResultsInDatabase: ${{ variables.storeBenchmarkResultsInDatabase }}
+          agentName: HelloHttpNet9_APP
       - template: /eng/ci/templates/official/jobs/run-benchmarks.yml@self
         parameters:
           description: .NET9 Worker Application
           functionAppName: HelloHttpNet9NoProxy # App without ASP.NET Integration
           additionalCrankArgs: $(AdditionalCrankArguments)
           storeResultsInDatabase: ${{ variables.storeBenchmarkResultsInDatabase }}
+          agentName: HelloHttpNet9NoProxy_APP
diff --git a/eng/ci/templates/official/jobs/run-benchmarks.yml b/eng/ci/templates/official/jobs/run-benchmarks.yml
index 0af987efd2..a11f556199 100644
--- a/eng/ci/templates/official/jobs/run-benchmarks.yml
+++ b/eng/ci/templates/official/jobs/run-benchmarks.yml
@@ -9,22 +9,25 @@ parameters:
 - name: additionalCrankArgs
   type: string
   default: ''
+- name: agentName
+  type: string
 
 jobs:
 - job: ${{ parameters.functionAppName }}
 
   variables:
+    agentName: ${{ parameters.agentName }}
     runDescription: ${{ parameters.description }}
     functionApp: ${{ parameters.functionAppName }}
     benchmarkArtifactName: benchmark_results_$(functionApp)
     functionAppOutputPath: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/FunctionApps/$(functionApp)
     benchmarkResultsJsonPath: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/BenchmarkResults/$(Build.BuildNumber)_$(functionApp).json
     functionsWorkerRuntime: 'dotnet-isolated'
-    crankAgentUrl: "http://localhost:5010" # Default crank agent URL.
     configFilePath: "./eng/perf/http.benchmarks.yml"
     hostLocation: "./../../"
     baselineBenchmarkResultFilePath: ''
     baselineBenchmarkResultsDownloadDir: $(Pipeline.Workspace)/BenchmarkBaselineResult
+    appAgentIpAddress: ''
 
   templateContext:
     inputs:
@@ -55,8 +58,11 @@ jobs:
   - script: dotnet tool install -g Microsoft.Crank.Agent --version "0.2.0-*"
     displayName: Install Microsoft.Crank.Agent tool
 
+  - script: dotnet tool install -g Microsoft.Crank.Controller --version "0.2.0-*"
+    displayName: Install Microsoft.Crank.Controller tool
+
   - pwsh: Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList '-NoExit', '-Command', 'crank-agent'
-    displayName: 'Start crank-agent'
+    displayName: Start crank-agent
 
   - task: CopyFiles@2
     displayName: Copy benchmark apps to temp location
@@ -77,11 +83,44 @@ jobs:
       arguments: -c Release -o $(functionAppOutputPath) -f net9.0
       workingDirectory: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/PerformanceTestApps/$(functionApp)
 
-  - script: dotnet tool install -g Microsoft.Crank.Controller --version "0.2.0-*"
-    displayName: Install Microsoft.Crank.Controller
+  - task: AzureCLI@2
+    displayName: Get Remote Agent IP Address
+    inputs:
+      azureSubscription: $(ServiceConnection)
+      scriptType: pscore
+      scriptLocation: inlineScript
+      inlineScript: |
+        $maxAttempts = 60
+        $attempt = 0
+
+        do {
+          $Entity = az storage entity show `
+            --account-name $(StorageAccount) `
+            --auth-mode login `
+            --table-name $(BenchmarkAgentInfoTableName) `
+            --partition-key $(Build.BuildNumber) `
+            --row-key $(agentName) `
+            --select AgentIPAddress
+
+          if ($Entity) {
+            $AgentIPAddress = ($Entity | ConvertFrom-Json).AgentIPAddress
+            Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=appAgentIpAddress]$AgentIPAddress"
+            break
+          } else {
+            Write-Host "Entity not found. Retrying in 30 seconds..."
+            Start-Sleep -Seconds 30
+            $attempt++
+          }
+
+          if ($attempt -ge $maxAttempts) {
+            Write-Host "Maximum attempts reached. Exiting..."
+            exit 1
+          }
+        } while (-not $Entity)
 
   - pwsh: |
         $crankArgs = "--config $(configFilePath) --scenario hellohttp --profile win2022 --load.options.reuseBuild true --description `"$(runDescription)`" --command-line-property --no-measurements --json $(benchmarkResultsJsonPath) --property sourceVersion=$(Build.SourceVersion) --property buildNumber=$(Build.BuildNumber) --property buildId=$(Build.BuildId) --property sourceBranch=$(Build.SourceBranch) --variable FunctionsWorkerRuntime=$(functionsWorkerRuntime) --variable HostLocation=$(hostLocation) --variable FunctionAppPath=$(functionAppOutputPath)"
+        $crankArgs += " --variable CrankAgentAppVm=$(appAgentIpAddress) --variable CrankAgentLoadVm=localhost --variable AspNetUrls=http://$(appAgentIpAddress):5000"
         $crankArgs += " ${{ parameters.additionalCrankArgs }}"
         $command = "crank $crankArgs"
 
@@ -95,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
 
   # Retrieve function host logs
   - pwsh: |
-      $url = "$(crankAgentUrl)/jobs/1/output"
+      $url = "http://$(appAgentIpAddress):5010/jobs/1/output"
       Write-Host "Fetching logs from: $url"
       $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -Method GET -UseBasicParsing
       Write-Host $response.Content
diff --git a/eng/ci/templates/official/jobs/setup-benchmark-agents.yml b/eng/ci/templates/official/jobs/setup-benchmark-agents.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c14a1a2c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/ci/templates/official/jobs/setup-benchmark-agents.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+parameters:
+- name: functionAppName
+  type: string
+- name: agentName
+  type: string
+jobs:
+- job: ${{ parameters.functionAppName }}
+
+  variables:
+    agentName: ${{ parameters.agentName }}
+    functionApp: ${{ parameters.functionAppName }}
+    functionAppOutputPath: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/FunctionApps/$(functionApp)
+
+  steps:
+
+  - template: /eng/ci/templates/install-dotnet.yml@self
+
+  - script: dotnet tool install -g Microsoft.Crank.Agent --version "0.2.0-*"
+    displayName: Install Microsoft.Crank.Agent tool
+
+  - pwsh: Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList '-NoExit', '-Command', 'crank-agent'
+    displayName: Start crank agent
+
+  - pwsh: |
+      dotnet --info
+    displayName: Print .NET info
+
+  - task: CopyFiles@2
+    displayName: Copy benchmark apps to temp location
+    inputs:
+      SourceFolder: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/test/Performance/Apps'
+      Contents: '**/*'
+      TargetFolder: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/PerformanceTestApps'
+      CleanTargetFolder: true
+
+  - task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
+    displayName: Publish benchmark app
+    inputs:
+      command: publish
+      publishWebProjects: false
+      zipAfterPublish: false
+      modifyOutputPath: false
+      projects: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/PerformanceTestApps/$(functionApp)/HelloHttp.csproj'
+      arguments: -c Release -o $(functionAppOutputPath) -f net9.0 -v n
+      workingDirectory: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/PerformanceTestApps/$(functionApp)
+
+  - script: |
+      netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Open Port 5000" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=5000
+      netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Open Port 5010" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=5010
+    displayName: Open port 5000 and 5010
+
+  - task: PowerShell@2
+    displayName: Get Agent IP Address
+    inputs:
+      targetType: 'inline'
+      script: |
+        $ipAddress = (Test-Connection -ComputerName (hostname) -Count 1).IPv4Address.IPAddressToString
+        Write-Host "IP Address: $ipAddress"
+        Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=agentIp]$ipAddress"
+
+  - task: AzureCLI@2
+    displayName: Persist Agent IP Address
+    inputs:
+      azureSubscription: $(ServiceConnection)
+      scriptType: 'pscore'
+      scriptLocation: 'inlineScript'
+      inlineScript: |
+        az storage entity insert `
+          --auth-mode login `
+          --account-name $(StorageAccount) `
+          --table-name $(BenchmarkAgentInfoTableName) `
+          --entity PartitionKey=$(Build.BuildNumber) RowKey=$(agentName) AgentName=$(agentName) AgentIPAddress=$(agentIp)
+
+  - pwsh: |
+      $url = "http://localhost:5010/jobs/all"
+      Write-Host "Calling $url to check benchmark job status"
+      $maxAttempts = 60
+      $attempt = 0
+
+      while ($attempt -lt $maxAttempts) {
+          $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -Method Get -ErrorAction Stop
+          $data = $response.Content | ConvertFrom-Json
+          $completedJobCount = ($data | Where-Object { $_.state -eq "Deleted" }).Count 
+
+          if ($completedJobCount -gt 0) { 
+              Write-Host "Found at least 1 job with 'state' = 'Deleted'. Exiting task."
+              exit 0
+          }
+
+          Write-Host "No completed jobs found. Polling again in 30 seconds..."
+          Start-Sleep -Seconds 30
+          $attempt++
+      }
+
+      Write-Host "Maximum attempts reached. Exiting..."
+      exit 1
+    displayName: Wait for job completion
+
+  - task: AzureCLI@2
+    displayName: Clean up storage
+    condition: always()
+    inputs:
+      azureSubscription: $(ServiceConnection)
+      scriptType: 'pscore'
+      scriptLocation: 'inlineScript'
+      inlineScript: |
+        az storage entity delete `
+          --auth-mode login `
+          --account-name $(StorageAccount) `
+          --table-name $(BenchmarkAgentInfoTableName) `
+          --partition-key $(Build.BuildNumber) --row-key=$(agentName)
diff --git a/eng/perf/http.benchmarks.yml b/eng/perf/http.benchmarks.yml
index 906b42193b..1c5eba1c6e 100644
--- a/eng/perf/http.benchmarks.yml
+++ b/eng/perf/http.benchmarks.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     environmentVariables:
       FUNCTIONS_WORKER_RUNTIME: '{{FunctionsWorkerRuntime}}'
       AzureWebJobsScriptRoot: '{{FunctionAppPath}}'
+      ASPNETCORE_URLS: '{{ AspNetUrls }}'
 
 scenarios:
   hellohttp:
@@ -27,11 +28,12 @@ scenarios:
 profiles:
   win2022:
     variables:
-      serverAddress: localhost
+      serverUri: http://{{ CrankAgentAppVm }}
+      serverPort: 5000
     jobs: 
       hostruntime:
         endpoints: 
-          - http://localhost:5010
+          - http://{{ CrankAgentAppVm }}:5010
       load:
         endpoints: 
-          - http://localhost:5010
+          - http://{{ CrankAgentLoadVm }}:5010