From: Jim Brown (Jim.Brown@caselogic.com)
Date: Wed Sep 11 2002 - 18:03:54 GMT-3
The requirements should guide you in the direction of the commands
necessary to fulfill the requirement.
I would say BGP is one of the more open topics on the exam.
What I mean by open is there are many different ways to meet a
requirement and a lot of potential correct answers. This is where the
trained proctors review of your configs comes into play.
I wouldn't do more or less than the requirement asks. If you are unsure,
ask the proctor for some clarification. He may tell you to read the
requirement again, but it doesn't hurt to ask.
If you are asking me if you should use a route map or a distribute list
to block routes, I would tell you to use which ever method you are more
comfortable with and isn't disallowed by the exam requirements.
The next question might be, should I use an access-list or a prefix list
in my route maps. Again.... Use whichever method you are more
comfortable with and isn't disallowed by the exam requirements.
Use the quickest correct method within the requirements. Don't make it
cute, make it plain and simple, you will need the time later on in the
day to quintuple check your work.
There isn't always only one correct answer. But Cisco definitely is
leading you in a certain direction when the draft a requirement.
On the another note, a proctor once said "Clean configs, make exams easy
to grade."
-----Original Message-----
From: Desimone, Aurelio [mailto:ADesimone@refco.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 2:30 PM
To: 'ccielab@groupstudy.com'
Subject: BGP 'best practices' in lab
Because the lab is not based on real-life scenarios, I was wondering
whether
we should use certain commands unless absolutely necessary. I am used
to
using 'no sync' and 'no auto' in real life and 'next-hop-self' on ibgp
peers
when I setup bgp because its almost always necessary in order to ensure
a
stable network. But I was wondering what people's opinions were on
using
these commands in the lab. Also, is it best to combine filtering in one
route-map or to use distribute/prefix/filter-lists when possible? Some
people tell me it doesn't matter just as long as you fulfill the
requirement. Other people say that you should do it in the least amount
of
lines (which might be the same if you already have a route-map started).
Obviously we must accomplish the task within the guidelines which will
probably help me make the right decision. I'm just trying to get some
feedback/opinions.
Thanks
Aurelio
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