RE: Virtual CCIE's?

From: Scott Vermillion (scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com)
Date: Tue Aug 21 2007 - 04:27:25 ART


Yes it does. While I don't yet have my switches, I have already pulled
down an "E" image from CCO that I plan to load the day they show...

  -------- Original Message --------
  Subject: Re: Virtual CCIE's?
  From: Danshtr <danshtr@gmail.com>
  Date: Mon, August 20, 2007 9:49 pm
  To: "Scott Vermillion" <scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com>

  does the 3560 support EMI/ip services images?

  On 8/21/07, Scott Vermillion <scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com > wrote:

    Unfortunately, the more recent posts I've seen from him would
    indicated
    that, due largely to ASICs that cannot easily be
    reverse-engineered, a
    switch equivalent or extension is all but dead as a
    concept. This is why
    I chose to go ahead and purchase some 3560-8PCs and just move
    on...

      -------- Original Message --------
      Subject: Re: Virtual CCIE's?
      From: "darth router" <darklordrouter@gmail.com>
      Date: Mon, August 20, 2007 9:18 pm
      To: ISolveSystems <support@isolvesystems.com>
      Cc: "Scott Vermillion" <scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com>, "Cisco
      certification" <cciela b@groupstudy.com>

      That depends on the devs, and if they can continue to support
    future
      platforms, whether it is possible or feasible. No switches yet,
    maybe
      never, but who knows, chris has some posts where he wanted
    access to
      6500 switches. Might be workin on it :P I hope so. Here is the
    site
      with the history.

    http://www.ipflow.utc.fr/index.php/Cisco_7200_Simulator

      On 8/21/07, ISolveSystems <support@isolvesystems.com> wrote:

        You said that Dynamips is in its infancy. I am curious to
    know
        how old is
        Dynamips? How do you see the continuing development of
    Dynamips
        to support
        future IOS development?

        Regards,

        On 8/20/07, Scott Vermillion < scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com>
    wrote:
>
> Gregory,
>
> Were a person to acquire the CCIE cert w/ nothing more
    than
        time on
> Dynamips, that person may indeed face a few embarrassing
        moments
> early on . So it should be outlawed and shunned by the
        CCIE-seeking
> community at large? I'd wager that 90% or better using
        Dynamips for
> CCIE study have sufficient experience w/ real HW to know
        which side
> the power switch is on.
        & gt;
> Do you think you'll normally have physical access to all
    of
        the
> routers on which you are expected to perform your
    work? If
        you
> require that to do your job, are you effective?
>
> Recall that this is real IOS -- not some training
        simulator. So the
> chassis, the power supply, the interface cards, etc. are
        lacking in
> your CCIE lab, where you are intensely focused on subtle
        protocol
> interplay. So? Can you even touch the HW during the
    CCIE
        practical
> exam?
>
> I have posted this as recently as a few hours ago on the
        professional
> board:
>
> "I have now been dealing with Dynamips since (roughly)
    Dec of
        last
> year. I generally trust it (yes, bugs now and then and
    even
     &nbs p; the
> occasional crash, but can IOS itself claim otherwise?)
    and
        actually
> prefer it over real hardware for a couple of reasons:
>
> 1. Recabling a HW lab takes longer than launching a new
    .net
        file. I
> keep every .net file I've ever created, along with all of
    the
        router
> NVRAM files, etc. Modifying one lab for another purpose
    gets
        easier
> and easier as your collection grows. Take good notes on
    why
        you
> created a given environment and your results. This
    becomes a
        highly
> valuable reference resource when you've grown a little
    fuzzy
        on some
> details of a prior battle.
>
> 2. The capture function of Dynagen is killer. Definitely
        beats debug
> output when you're really trying to understand what's
    going
        on under
> the hood. If you're proficient w/ Wireshark or any other
    PA
        that can
> open a .cap file, this is a "ki ller app" for sur e."
>
> Dynamips is nothing short of revolutionary for
    understanding,
> troubleshooting, prototyping, and generally poking and
        prodding
        & gt; network-related protocols. It has some limitations,
    yet in
        its
> infancy. Know those and live with them. And then
    leverage a
        tool
> that can only be bested by some seriously deep pockets...
>
> Regards,
>
> Scott
>
> -------- Original MessageGr --------
> Subject: Virtual CCIE's?
> From: "Gregory Gombas" < ggombas@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, August 20, 2007 6:19 pm
> To: "Cisco certification" < ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>
> Guys,
>
> I was checking out Dynamips and its pretty cool and
    all,
        but it
> does
> worry me a little bit....
>
> How will employers view the CCIE certification after
        they've been
> burned by hiring a CCIE who has never touched a real
    router
        in
> their
> life?
>
> Do you like the idea of a pilot flying your plane whose
        only
> training
> was with a virtual flight simulator?
>
> ; I remember the days when the MCSE was a hot cert
    until an
        army of
> paper CCIE's hit the job market.
>
> Maybe they won't call it a paper CCIE, maybe they'll
    coin a
        new
> term
> like virtual CCIE.
>
> Just food for thought...
>
>
>
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