From: Pavel Bykov (slidersv@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Nov 24 2008 - 19:45:04 ARST
VSS? Now that's OT :)
It's coming along nicely. Except the service modules of course, but support
for that is coming - 4 new service modules supported soon.
Customers like it.
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:43 PM, Hoogen <hoogen82@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't think Joseph was ask questions pertaining to CCIE-related.. but
> questions company would expect a CCIE to know.. and I think most people who
> work with 6500 would know what it means while working with multiple images.
> I think this is going completely OT now.. we are just trying to learn here..
> instead now we are fighting to know who knows best in 6500..
> Just out of curiosity though.. have people begun to use the VSS??
>
> -Hoogen
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Pavel Bykov <slidersv@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sorry Joseph, but this is not CCIE-related.
>> One of the Cisco courses I teach is CAT6KS, or "Catalyst 6500
>> Implementation
>> for Data Center Buss. Solut." So I could easily answer those questions
>> waken
>> up at 5am after alcohol-heavy party.
>>
>> CCIE never teaches you hardware architecture, which the course I mentioned
>> does.
>>
>> From my experience, questions asked only represent the knowledge of the
>> subject pertaining to the questions asked.
>> If I asked you a question "In the output of "show bootvar" command, what
>> does the number after IOS image mean? e.g.
>> "c2800nm-advipservicesk9-mz.124-*
>> 8.bin*,2" would you know the answer exactly that instance? And how much
>> about you would that tell me?
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:08 PM, Joseph Brunner <joe@affirmedsystems.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > The best interviews I have seen come from the (former) financial sector;
>> > The best firms a few years ago (Merrill, Morgan) always ask for hardware
>> > and
>> > IOS architecture questions from "CCIE" level guys...
>> >
>> > What is crossbar switching?
>> > What is DCEF?
>> > How does DCEF work?
>> > What benefit does a fabric enabled module have?
>> > What are some reasons traffic would result in a CEF punt? Or a glean
>> adj?
>> > How could you prevent these issues? Would they affect performance?
>> >
>> > You are building a new datacenter, what line card would use for 10Gbps
>> to a
>> > san for a 6509-E, etc. Why would you use that line card? What QOS
>> structure
>> > do the ports offer?
>> >
>> > Why does the SUP-720 have 2x40Gbps per blade?
>> >
>> > How does the FWSM work? How does the CSM work?
>> >
>> > What is the different between shared and redundant power in the 6509-E
>> > chassis?
>> >
>> > They also showed printouts of "show ip bgp summary" and "show ip ospf
>> > database" and asked the candidate to explain in as much detail as
>> possible
>> > what is going on...
>> >
>> > They were really really good technical interviews!!!
>> >
>> > I was so impressed with the interviews I knew they were serious. I felt
>> > challenged and required before we even talked money...
>> >
>> > -Joe
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
>> > Nki
>> > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 4:01 PM
>> > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com; Patrick J Greene
>> > Subject: RE: CCIE True Interview Story
>> >
>> > if you read carefully I had mentioned I asked him basic routing and
>> > switching
>> > question and he did poorly in all questions. The question posted here
>> was
>> > the
>> > last I asked. I can tell you now that most people reading this have not
>> > forgotten why you would use a switch in comparison to a hub. i think
>> this
>> > was
>> > thought at the CCNA level
>> > B
>> >
>> >
>> > --- On Mon, 24/11/08, Patrick J Greene <patrickg@layer8llc.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > From: Patrick J Greene <patrickg@layer8llc.com>
>> > Subject: RE: CCIE True Interview Story
>> > To: "ccielab@groupstudy.com" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>> > Date: Monday, 24 November, 2008, 8:28 PM
>> >
>> > In all fairness, what are you trying to evaluate, his experience or
>> > specific
>> > tasks oriented around the knowledge he should have retained through his
>> > CCIE
>> > journey? In my opinion, your question is quite vague and does not
>> assess
>> > his
>> > CCIE background. If you want to test his CCIE prowess ask him how he
>> might
>> > secure the environment so no devices can talk to each other but the
>> router
>> > interface and you don't use ACL's. As you know, that is what the CCIE
>> > tests for, how to accomplish task-a,b and c given requirements and
>> > restrictions
>> > x,y, and z. In y opinion I would re-evaluate the interview questions.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
>> > Nki
>> > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 3:09 PM
>> > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
>> > Subject: CCIE True Interview Story
>> >
>> > I interviewed this CCIE from Saudi. He just became one this september
>> and
>> > his
>> > name is Ali. From basic switching and routing questions, he did very
>> poorly
>> > in
>> > his answers.The one that really stumped I and my manager was the
>> following
>> > question.Q. Ali you have been assigned a ticket to install a Cisco
>> router
>> > for
>> > Internet connection. The customer site have 10 users, with a 24 port hub
>> > installed.The network is operating well with no errors. After you
>> complet
>> > your WAN router install, what recommendation can you make to the
>> customer
>> > concerning their HUB.A. I will ask them to rplace it with a switchQ. Ali
>> > what
>> > is your reason for this recommendation.Ali could not come up with one.
>> Here
>> > I
>> > am a dual CCIE sitting with my boss, I felt my number shrink in
>> > embarassment.B What is going on here, are guys out there buying their
>> CCIE?
>> > If
>> > they are at least read the study guides.B B
>> >
>> >
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