Re: Retreat hell! I just got here!

Great Attitude Nathan......All the Best for your next attempt!!!!!!!

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:30 PM, Routt, Rob <Rob.Routt_at_itron.com> wrote:

> Next time Nathan, you will do fine. Now that you know what to expect;
> you will know much better how to prepare.
>
> -Rob
>
> -remember, if it were easy, everyone would do it.
>
> Semper Fi
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Nathan Richie
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 3:26 AM
> To: CCIE Groupstudy
> Subject: Retreat hell! I just got here!
>
> 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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