From: Ajay Prakash (ajay.prakash@networkpeople.co.in)
Date: Sat Nov 03 2007 - 06:44:34 ART
Thanks Scott. I just completed the 2nd Assessor lab and this time I was able
to complete it 10 minutes before the scheduled time. However, I barely
managed to get a score of 80%. Looking back at my solutions and where I went
wrong gives me a further insight as to how Cisco wants things to be. Most of
the mistakes I made were careless mistakes which could easily have been
avoided, had I been more careful. At the same time, this time I was focusing
more on my speed.
Whenever you feel ready to write your lab, I would highly recommend the
Cisco assessor labs as it makes you feel as if you are writing the real
thing and you feel the pressure to perform. I now understand my strengths
and weaknesses and can now focus accordingly in the remaining 12 days for my
lab.
Regards,
Ajay
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Vermillion [mailto:scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com]
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 11:25 PM
To: 'Ajay Prakash'
Subject: RE: CCIE assessor lab vs. real lab
Good luck and let us know if you are able to improve upon your time. This
is ever an issue for me too. I know the technologies, but I don't always
move quickly enough...
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Ajay
Prakash
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 8:17 AM
To: 'Joseph Brunner'; 'shiran guez'
Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: CCIE assessor lab vs. real lab
Thanks for your inputs guys... I am giving the second Cisco assessor lab
tomorrow and this time I'll make sure that I do not repeat what I did today.
I am glad that I took this assessor lab as I realized the importance of time
now.
Upto this point, I have been working on IE labs on Dynagen and on rack
rentals where a single session lasts 11.5 hours. So time was never a
problem, until today!
I am eager to see how my second lab goes.. :)
Ajay
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Brunner [mailto:joe@affirmedsystems.com]
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 8:18 PM
To: 'shiran guez'; 'Ajay Prakash'
Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: CCIE assessor lab vs. real lab
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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