RE: My Advise,, Need yours :)

From: tycampbell@comcast.net
Date: Fri Jun 18 2004 - 08:43:52 GMT-3


I would write the configs to memory as often as possible. I know someone that didn't, they had a power outage, and he lost about 2 hours of work...they did not give him the time back. I think that would be one of the most frustrating things to happen in the lab.

> Teriffic plan ! really like it and will use for sure.
>
> One thing I would change is the reload, I wil not wait 45min before end to
> do it, sometimes it does uncover unseen routing loops. better to do it after
> redistribution task is over and again afetr ISDN is done.
>
> Cheers
>
> Sam
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A. Walker [mailto:ccxxwalker@yahoo.com]
> Sent: 18 June 2004 12:27
> To: samccie2004@yahoo.co.uk
> Subject: My Advise,, Need yours :)
>
>
> Hi
>
> Here is my advise and the strategy that I be following in a few days,
>
>
>
>
> STEP1: Scan the Test Workbook
> Determine what topics are presented within the test
> Measure your comfort level with the topics presented within the test
>
> Locate the pages that possess diagrams
>
> STEP 2: Check and Verify Your Rack of Equipment
> Check Access to Lab Hardware
> Verify that the hardware supplied in your rack matches the devices
> supplied in your Exam diagrams
> Verify the IOS version of each Exam device
> Inspect the initial configuration residing on your Cisco routers and
> switches
>
> STEP 3: Configure and Prep Your Test Equipment with Your Preferred General
> Housekeeping Commands
> No ip domain-lookup
> exec timeout 0 0
> alias exec srb sh run | begin
> alias exec sri sh run | include
> alias exec srr sh run | begin ^ro
>
> STEP 4: Transpose the Primary Network Diagram onto a Separate Sheet of
> Paper
>
> STEP 5: Enhance Your Network Diagram by Intensive Issue Spotting
> Plan and Schedule Your Configuration Steps Up to the Golden Moment
> MORNING LANDMARK #1: NOW LET'S BEGIN TO CONFIGURE!!!!!
> Configure Your Core First.
> Make sure you can ping all devices on the same subnet.
> Configure Your Edge Data-Links
> Configure Your Core/Transit Routing Protocols
> Configure Your Edge/Non-Transit Routing Protocols
> Do Not Configure ISDN
> Do Not Go Down a Rathole Early in the Exam
> Perform Redistribution Between All Routing Protocols
>
> MORNING LANDMARK #2: GOLDEN MOMENT: PING ALL SUPPLIED IP ADDRESSES FROM
> ALL ROUTERS
> You are looking both backwards and forwards. You are looking back to any
> topics you have skipped and you are looking ahead to configuring the
> following next three topics:
> ISDN
> BGP
> IP Multicast
>
> MORNING LANDMARK #3: LUNCH TIME
> You have finished at least two of the three above listed topics.
> You are looking both backwards and forwards.
>
> BEGINNING OF AFTERNOON LAB SESSION
> As soon as the Afternoon Lab session begins, "grab the low hanging fruit."
> Configure all of the topics you fell most comfortable with. Once, you have
> completed configuring all topics you feel
> very comfortable with, return to all of the topics you have skipped.
>
>
> AND NOW MOST IMPORTANT, Before the exam ends, thoroughly check your work!
>
> At approximately, 45 minutes before the end of the exam, perform a write
> memory on all of your routers and switches, reload your routers, and check
> your work.
>
>
> I'm having my exam in a few days, so any recommendations or advice? Any
> comments, Hints are highly appreciated,
> And let me know when is your exam that we can share some materials if youd
> like.
>
> All the best,
>
> AW.
>
>
>
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