Re: SP exam conditions

Emmanuel is certainly experienced in the SP area ;)

What I would say though is be very wary of the IOS versions that are used in
the SP lab, & when going through the SP config guides & command refs, pay
special attention to any config that pertains to the IOS version you will be
tested on.
Rick Mur has highlighted this earlier.

2009/10/26 Emmanuel Aramide <earamide_at_googlemail.com>

> If you do find those images, please let me know (unicast). From my
> experience, those IOS versions are impossible to download from the cisco
> download tool. Only "current" releases and a few older ones are available.
> The really old ones they use in the labs are not available for official
> download; hence you may not be aware of some of their quirkiness till you
> actually come across it in the lab itself.
>
> The exam is not difficult at all, if you know your stuff you will ace the
> lab on your home setup for sure; but the caveats in the old IOS they use in
> the lab makes it a little bit more exciting.
>
> ....speaking from experience.
>
>
>
> 2009/10/26 Roy Waterman <roy.waterman_at_gmail.com>
>
> Florian
>>
>> In my opinion if you can get hold of the ios versions being used in the sp
>> lab you should do it, if you are using dynamips.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>> On 26 Oct 2009, at 15:10, Rick Mur <rmur_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:
>>
>> Please keep in mind especially for the SP lab exam, that the versions
>>> that
>>> are used on the lab, can be quite old and could have quite some
>>> differences
>>> in how you configure stuff. The Service Provider releases also hold a lot
>>> different and sometimes less features than the regular release train.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Rick Mur
>>> CCIE2 #21946 (R&S / Service Provider)
>>> Sr. Support Engineer IPexpert, Inc.
>>> URL: http://www.IPexpert.com
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Florian Frotzler <
>>> florian_at_frotzler.priv.at
>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for the information, that sounds great.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Florian
>>>>
>>>> 2009/10/26 Marko Milivojevic <markom_at_markom.info>:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 09:49, Florian Frotzler
>>>>> <florian_at_frotzler.priv.at> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From those ppl here who recently passed the SP exam, whats your
>>>>>> experience regarding IOS limitations? Are these common IOS versions in
>>>>>> the lab or are they compiled for the exam? Do you have the help
>>>>>> function ("?") available?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It's a regular Cisco IOS running on regular Cisco routers and
>>>>> switches. You have access to the full command set and full
>>>>> documentation.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Marko
>>>>> CCIE #18427 (SP)
>>>>> My network blog: http://cisco.markom.info/
>>>>>
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