From: Darby Weaver (darbyweaver@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Aug 14 2007 - 02:01:30 ART
Let me be the first to say "Congratulations!!!"
Very well done.
:)
Darby Weaver
--- Himawan Nugroho <hnugroho@gmail.com> wrote:
> I passed! I passed! I passed!
>
> With only a couple of months preparation, with only
> 240 lab hours
> practice, with all the tight schedule, with all the
> projects, with all
> the flying-the-friendly-skies kind of life style,
> with study time that
> is only In Between, with only few hours sleep
> everyday,
> against-the-all-odds yesterday I passed CCIE Service
> Provider Lab in
> first attempt!
>
> Thanks, God.
>
> I was quite speechless when the first time I saw the
> result. I really
> passed. Exactly 6 years after my first moment
> stepped in to CCIE lab
> in Brussels to take my Routing & Switching track, I
> finally passed and
> completed all the three tracks that I wanted to
> have.
>
> I still don't know what to say.
> There is no word that can describe my feeling right
> now.
>
> I guess I will start making a list of all the things
> that help me
> achieve my final target. I'm planning to re-write my
> 'How to become a
> CCIE' to update with latest information. But in
> short, following is
> how I did it with only 2 months preparation:
>
> - There was no time to study or attend any training
> so I really depend
> on Internetwork Expert SP Advance Technology
> class-on-demand to get
> the strong base. I can't say nothing regarding this
> material except:
> it's gold. If you can't afford to go for a training,
> just make sure
> you get this material.
>
> - Then I tried to learn and practice specific topic
> using IE Tech
> Labs. It's far than enough for sure but at least can
> give you some
> ideas about each technology. Expect to drill down by
> yourself by
> modifying the original scenario and by adding more
> complexity
>
> - The Internetwork Expert SP Lab II is a must. If
> you can buy only a
> single workbook just make sure you get this one. I
> have no affiliation
> with them and actually I have some workbooks from
> different vendor as
> well. But there was no time. So I placed a bet by
> relying on this
> workbook 100% and I spent 240 lab hours to complete
> it two times.
> Obviously, just like in Tech Labs we need to be
> creative and expand
> the workbook. Always ask the question: why did Brian
> answer it this
> way? How if I do it that way? And really tested all
> of the possible
> options.
>
> - If you are in tight schedule like me, then you
> have to bet on few
> things. I mean, I know we are supposed to learn all
> the technology
> listed in CCIE lab blueprint. But that's what CCIE
> is all about.
> Strategy. You may not need to learn all of them
> since only based on
> looking at the hardware being used in the lab, for
> example, you can
> figure it out easily that some topics won't be
> tested. So it's really
> a thin line between strategic thinking and betting.
> For me, I just
> took my chance and choose material that I really
> need to focus on.
>
> - Unlike CCIE R&S, documentation CD is not our best
> friend anymore. In
> CCIE SP, MPLS VPN with all the MP-BGP and underlying
> IGP technology is
> the main focus. If we screw up in this section,
> obviously we will
> fail. Especially since all the things are connected
> to each other. The
> decision you make earlier might affect the
> technology on top of it.
> And even if we can make it works from beginning, it
> doesn't mean we
> pass straight away. But probably we will get all the
> points to pass
> from Multicast, and the remaining sections of the
> lab are just like a
> safe net. Some of them are quite easy to add more
> points and guarantee
> our passing score.
>
> - We need to get real world pressure, perhaps from
> work, to build our
> character and make us ready to face any surprises in
> the lab . We need
> to have a good troubleshooting mindset to pass the
> lab. I can't
> emphasize enough about how important those two are.
>
> - Reading a CCIE SP related discussion, just like in
> this SP
> groupstudy and Internetwork Expert forum, is a very
> good way to avoid
> fighting this battle alone. There was no time for me
> to get involved
> into any discussion, but everytime I had time I
> always spent time to
> read the forum. You may even find a study partner
> there
>
> - In the end, I believe CCIE SP is very fair compare
> to the other
> tracks that I have. I mean, in SP they don't test
> any fancy features
> that I have never heard before and everything is
> straight to the
> point. If you understand the technology than you
> should be able to
> bring the network up. And most of those technologies
> can be tested. SP
> lab doesn't put specific requirement how to do
> stuff, so I guess as
> long as we can achieve the result without violating
> the rules, it
> should be fine. There is no hard rule to do stuff
> that I should follow
> just like in other tracks.
>
> I really need to thanks everyone that has been
> helping me to achieve
> my goal. To my family. To all my team mates in Cisco
> Advanced
> Services. To Internetwork Expert, thank you for all
> the best
> materials. Brian Dennis and Brian McGahan, you guys
> are the Twin
> Towers. The two Brains. The real Kungfu Masters. I
> spent more than 100
> hours just to listen to both of you. Always laugh
> everytime you made
> those small jokes. There is no doubt about the
> materials and I
> recommend to anyone who's planning to take CCIE SP
> to get them.
>
> Regards,
> Himawan Nugroho, CCIE#8171 (R&S,SP,Sec)
>
> --
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>
>
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