From: Dan C (cdan2154@gmail.com)
Date: Sat Dec 08 2007 - 03:24:19 ART
Hi Scott,
Not a problem, another way to address this issue is to set the scrollback
buffer to the max 32000 lines, then just do a show run at the very start
....
Cheers,
Dan
On Dec 8, 2007 11:22 AM, Scott Vermillion <scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com> wrote:
> 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>
>
> <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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