Re: Retreat hell! I just got here!

Hello my friend!

Thanks so much for sharing your lab experience with the list. I
actually read this review aloud to my KiskStart students here in
Tampa. They want to thank you as well.

Be sure to contact me if there is anything at all you need as you
prepare for your final attempt.

Warmest Regards,

Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626
http://www.INE.com

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On Oct 27, 2009, at 6:26 AM, Nathan Richie wrote:

> I took the V4 lab yesterday in RTP. Licking my wounds today but not
> discouraged. Howard said he was not aware of anyone passing yet. He
> also said
> that the R&S CCIE numbers were on back order and they would not be
> issuing any
> out until November :).
>
> So here are some thoughts in regards to the exam:
>
>
> 7 New format is OK but get used to everything being on the
> monitor and
> not printed. As someone previously mentioned, you are unable to
> minimize some
> windows. What I did was just place them at the bottom of the screen
> with only
> the title bar showing - a manual minimizing. There were 3 of us
> taking R&S
> and I don't think there were any real problems. I had some minor
> issues but
> Howard was able to resolve very quickly.
>
>
> 7 If it is on the blueprint, know it! Everything is fair
> game.
>
>
> 7 OEQ's - enough has been said about these. I really think
> it is the
> luck of the draw.
>
>
> 7 Troubleshooting - yes you can move on if you get done with
> this
> early, but with 2 hours and 10-12 tickets, you have to be smoking
> (in my
> opinion). I spent a few minutes reviewing the diagrams and quickly
> read
> through the tickets. I then had approximately 10 minutes to spend
> on each
> ticket. One of the things I found challenging was just trying to
> quickly find
> where in the network the ticket was referring to. As has been
> stated before,
> you can have a large number of routers. As well, all tickets seemed
> to be
> independent. I did find a problem that was listed on a trouble
> ticket. It
> was an easy fix, so I fixed it anyways. I was on my 2nd to last
> trouble
> ticket when time ran out. HOWEVER - at this point I was really
> encouraged.
> Although I was sure I did not pass this section, I did feel like it
> was
> completely doable.
>
>
> 7 Configuration - (I will tread lightly here as I am not
> sure what all
> is published by Cisco and I want to respect the NDA). This was the
> beast for
> me (and I am guessing everybody). Five & = hours is not a lot of
> time. This
> was my first lab attempt, so I cannot compare it to anything other
> than
> practice labs I have had. But as has been stated before, 25+/-
> tasks, you
> gotta be spot on and rolling. If you take 30 minutes to read
> through the task
> list, review the diagram, & verify configurations, that would leave
> you 15
> minutes per task with no time at the end of the lab to verify. So
> as you can
> see, it does not leave much room for a weak area or many trips to
> the Doc CD.
>
> I think this is accomplishing what Cisco wants it to. It has taken
> the
> difficulty up (at least for a while) and the number of people
> passing down. I
> would like to see them drop the OEQ's now that they have added the
> Troubleshooting section, but then as Scott Morris often says, "Cisco
> didn't
> check with me on that one". :)
>
> Overall, yesterday was a great experience. I definitely know what
> to expect
> now going into my next lab. Now I am going back home today to
> prepare my
> remedial training plan and subsequent lab attempt. I will continue
> to be on
> GS and will hopefully be posting more questions/answers as I move
> forward to
> master some other areas of the blueprint.
>
> I think that it is going to take mastering each section in terms of
> knowledge
> but also in terms of configuring them as quickly as possible. As I
> learned in
> the Marine Corps, the more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in
> war!
>
> Cisco - I don't plan on bleeding next time!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Nathan
>
>
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