From: Scott Vermillion (scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com)
Date: Fri Dec 07 2007 - 21:22:25 ART
Hey Dan,
Good point. While I have never personally had this problem, lab day would
be a terrible one to start out having such issues! LOL, that's when you'd
really want to know all of your options as far as copying IOS from other
boxes! Oh, the spike in stress from that kind of stupid mistake would
probably do me in. Not to mention the lost time.
OK, so copying and pasting *is* the right approach to be taken here. Thanks
Dan.
Scott
From: Dan C [mailto:cdan2154@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 5:13 PM
To: Scott Vermillion
Cc: Brian McGahan; Darby Weaver; Anthony Sequeira; Gary Duncanson; Ranjith
Samuel; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Shutting unused interface CCIE lab
Hi Scott,
Personally I would be very worry to copy anything to flash, sometimes I type
ahead and may erase the image from flash as some of the hardware platforms
will prompt you to erase flash before saving to it:
R3#copy run flash:original
Destination filename [original]?
Erase flash: before copying? [confirm]
If you are a touch typer chances are that you will hit that confirm even
before reading it... it did happen to me not only once :)
For me, the best works the following to save the initial configs of my
practice labs:
Use send * from AS
term len 0
sh run
cascade all windows select all copy an past using the middle button on my
mouse to a note pad. Also I may add show ver to check the conf reg value and
paste in my alias list
send *
term len 24 when done.
Cheers,
Dan
On Dec 8, 2007 9:42 AM, Scott Vermillion <scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com> wrote:
I think this is sage advice Brian. Following a recent post by Con Spathas,
I was thinking that starting off with a 'copy run flash:initial-config' (or
similar) would be the path of least resistance. Then you can do a 'more
flash:initial-config' to read it directly on the CLI. I think also that
logging function sounds like a really good idea. Could be useful if I get
near the end of the day and discover that I flubbed something up and need to
figure it out fast.
From: Brian McGahan [mailto:bmcgahan@internetworkexpert.com ]
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 3:36 PM
To: Scott Vermillion
Cc: 'Darby Weaver'; 'Anthony Sequeira'; 'Gary Duncanson'; 'Ranjith Samuel';
ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Shutting unused interface CCIE lab
Before doing this you may consider taking a snapshot of the initial configs.
In the lab you'll have access to windows notepad, and (IIRC) can use the log
to file function of securecrt. This way if you need to reference the
original state of anything, IP address, interface states, etc. you can just
refer to your log file.
HTH!!!!
;)
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Scott Vermillion wrote:
Darby,
I personally think you're being a bit overly dramatic here (shocking, I know). If you can't handle something as simple as having the correct ports in the correct state when you walk out the door, you didn't belong in the lab to begin with.
This is a simple matter. It's personal preference. I plan to shut all the ports on all the switches when I start the lab. Just like I do in practice. If I fail, it surely won't be because of anything related to this.
Scott
-----Original Message----- From: Darby Weaver [mailto: darbyweaver@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 4:36 AM To: Anthony Sequeira; Scott Vermillion; Gary Duncanson; Ranjith Samuel Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com Subject: RE: Shutting unused interface CCIE lab
Let me see what is one of the single biggest problems for lab candidates...
Bringing assumptions to the lab.
If it ain't explicitly asked for, then it might cause you more harm than good.
But hey, it's your $1400.00 if you want to throw it away and use it for a practice lab you can do that to.
--- Anthony Sequeira <mailto: Anthony_Sequeira@skillsoft.com <mailto:Anthony_Sequeira@skillsoft.com> >
<Anthony_Sequeira@skillsoft.com> wrote:
I am not shutting down a darn thing unless a task explicitly or implicitly requires it!!!!!!!!!!!!
In fact this is my rule for anything I go to do at that keyboard in the lab!
The only thing I can recall doing that they did not ask me to was a full connectivity test (TCL Script) and other necessary verifications. Notice that these verifications do not actually change anything!
Anthony J. Sequeira #15626 Recert? No Problem!
-----Original Message----- From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Scott Vermillion Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 7:44 PM To: 'Gary Duncanson'; 'Ranjith Samuel' Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com Subject: RE: Shutting unused interface CCIE lab
We had this discussion just this week. I offered that I like to shut everything down using the interface range command and then enable things individually as I configure/verify. It occurred to me yesterday as I was starting a new lab that the other advantage this has is ensuring that you don't forget to shut your physical ports when doing PortChannels.
At the end of the day, it's not a big overall impact one way or the other. Just pick an approach you're comfortable with and stick with it always...
-----Original Message----- From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Gary Duncanson Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 5:33 PM To: Ranjith Samuel Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com Subject: Re: Shutting unused interface CCIE lab
Well I think if the port is 'unused' in it's purest sense then it's probably shutdown anyway to be fair.
Main thing is of course to follow requirements but also to apply common sense as well as best practice. If making sure an interface is shut down helps you out then I would say do it. Just makes sure you don't break something you need!
Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: Ranjith Samuel To: Gary Duncanson ; uyota oyearone Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 12:10 AM Subject: RE: Shutting unused interface CCIE lab
I think you will be wasting your time doing this. On the contrary , you might have to unshut some ports to get your topology working. My advice is not to spend time doing tasks that are not required in the exam because you will need every minute of it. No marks for perfection!!!
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---- - - > To: spycharlies@hotmail.com > CC: ccielab@groupstudy.com > Subject: Re: Shutting unused interface CCIE lab > Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 22:40:59 +0000 > From: gary.duncanson@googlemail.com > > I suppose so. > ----- Original Message -----
> From: "uyota oyearone" <mailto: spycharlies@hotmail.com> <spycharlies@hotmail.com>
> To: "CCIE" <mailto: ccielab@groupstudy.com> <ccielab@groupstudy.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 10:04 PM > Subject: Shutting unused interface CCIE lab > > > > Hi Group, > > > > While studying for my lab, i always have an habit of shutting down unused > > interface so they do not trunk dynamically. > > > > Is this advisable in the actual CCIE lab ? > > > > cheers :- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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