From: Joseph Brunner (joe@affirmedsystems.com)
Date: Fri Nov 02 2007 - 11:48:02 ART
Very well said Shiran.
I thing I would add is don't be afraid to spend the first hour or so
"learning the network".
Look very close at the default configs... check their accuracy TWICE.
Like GEN. S. Morris said, about when they are their simplest...
Don't assume a default config wont have issues.
Then get to work drawing a layer 2 diagram. Yes even it you "don't have to".
Do it.
Don't be surprised if its 65 minutes in before you chalk up your first
point... its ok.
I usually finish at 3pm in SJ.
I didn't fail because of time... I didn't read the questions closely enough,
more interpret them well enough to pass.
Don't make that mistake... get proctor clarification early on if you think
you need to. If they don't help you, take a 5 minute break in the hall to
stretch your legs (yes you can use the bathroom 29 times, they don't care)
and its back to work. Don't get frustrated.
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
shiran guez
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 7:13 AM
To: Ajay Prakash
Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: CCIE assessor lab vs. real lab
Time Management is one of the key elements:
I think you should not go in the order the question are put but you should
find and separate all the Core of the Lab from the Fine tune and other
features.
For Example:
if you have
1.1 configure VTP and VLAN according to diagram , that one is Core
1.2 configure Trunking between the Switches, that one is Core
1.3 configure the all the high numbered trunk ports to be preferred, that
one is not Core and you can skip
2.1 Configure FR according to the DLCI in the Diagram, that is Core
2.2 Configure the FR Traffic Shaping on the DLCI, that is not Core and you
can skip
like that all trough your lab, once all the core is Done go to the easiest
features Do like you try to collect points, live all the hard traffic
engineering and things that you need to look into the Doc CD for last, then
you will find your self with relative small amount of things at the end, and
its because you did all the Core quick and you have a working topology and
after that just to fine tune it should be no problem (only in case you know
all the answers)
If you do not have the answers to the qwestion then even with the best time
management you will fail.
There is a Grate CoD in Internetworkexpert on Lab Strategy and Time
Management.
On 11/2/07, Ajay Prakash <ajay.prakash@networkpeople.co.in> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> Just took the Cisco CCIE assessor lab to check my readiness for the real
> exam. I knew the solution to almost 95% of the questions, but the problem
> that I faced was shortage of time. I just could not attempt all the
> questions. Probably I spent too mych time on the initial question. As I
> moved on to the second question, I felt as if I only had time to configure
> the things and in case they didn't work the first time, I had no time to
> troubleshoot. Finally, I was not able to attempt all the questions in the
> lab as my time got over.
>
>
>
> Please advise, if this is the same case with the real lab? Any tips on
> increasing the speed would greatly help. I am appearing for my lab on 16th
> Nov, and I do not want to be in a situation that although I know the
> solutions, but I am not able to complete the lab for shortage of time.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Ajay Prakash
>
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