Re: CCIE Assessor Scheduled for Saturday...

From: CCIEin2006 (ciscocciein2006@gmail.com)
Date: Tue May 09 2006 - 10:32:54 ART


You said "As far the content of the lab or what they did and did not hit you
for, I think I will decline to say specifically."

Why - would that violate the NDA? This not the real LAB?!?

On 5/8/06, darbyweaver@yahoo.com <darbyweaver@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I don't think I said the feedback was not printable.
>
> Quite the opposite, and it is emailable as well.
>
> It is the test itself that is not printable or cut and pastable.
>
> :)
>
> As far the content of the lab or what they did and did not hit you for, I
> think I will decline to say specifically.
>
> I will tell you that the lab is 4 hours in length.
>
> I will tell you that is graded based on 50 points (not 100 points; this
> means each point is worth 2% in case I am not clear enough).
>
> I was given a link to the rules and I think you can find it on their
> site. There is plenty of information their and if you look at it long
> enough you may find it helpful.
>
> They use the Autoverify Engine which is somehow affiliated with than most
> masterful of CCIE's who created a cherished tome near the bottom of the OSI
> Model...
>
>
> If you are planning to take the Assessor as an actual assessment, then you
> really don't want someone to spoil it for you...
>
> Do you?
>
> Give it a go if you have the time, money, and inclination. If not there
> are other practice labs out there that are extremely high quality and more
> difficult that this lab.
>
> This lab is basically 1/2 of a real lab with some elements already done
> for you and some not...
>
> Better to think you have to configure it all.
>
> I am in the time consuming habit of perfoming a:
>
> sh ip int brief
> sh ver
>
> At the start of my lab:
>
> Imagine if you were to reboot and find your config register set to 0x2142
> and worse if you had configured no service password-recovery... as an item
> requirement...
>
> Gloomy after doing all that work...
>
> Then it is ALWAYS nice to know EXACLTY what version of code you are
> dealing with, and if your topology does not match your diagram, you can be
> in a world of hurt before you even start.
>
> Not being able to print, does make one draw a quick diagram for usage and
> I even draw a switch diagram to detail my 3550 details as well.
>
> I am in the habit of keeping a list of points and quick notes about my
> tasks and subtasks.
>
> So I would have done these things first.
>
> I diagram my protocols now, NMC made me a believer in this and I also do
> my my BGP separately.
>
> I find it nice to be able to check off my connectivity on a per-link
> basis, then IGP, BGP, MCAST, IPv6, etc.
>
> If you are already doing these things your time may be well-spent.
>
> Later...
>
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