Re: CCIE R&S v4.0 results on as good as I hoped

Sorry to hear that,

you will do it next time,

Good Luck,

On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 6:22 PM, Iwan Hoogendoorn <iwan_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:

> Christopher,
>
> Great to have another R&S 4.0 story here ...
> Too bad you know you failed ... next time better man!
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Iwan Hoogendoorn
> CCIE #13084 (R&S / Security / SP)
> Sr. Support Engineer IPexpert, Inc.
> URL: http://www.IPexpert.com <http://www.ipexpert.com/>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Christopher Copley
> <copley.chris_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > I just got back from the lab yesterday and I have to say the above
> comments
> > in this post are right on 100%. IMHO there are no more so called core
> and
> > non-core tasks! You have to now go into the lab with a nearly perfect
> > knowledge of EVERY THING on the blue print. In my past studies I
> focused
> > very hard on L2, L3 & some of the smaller topics like services (i.e. ntp,
> > drp, netflow, etc) I knew well, but knew where they were in the DocCD.
> > ***YOU CAN NOT DO THIS NOW!!!!****. With out breaking NDA, lets say
> you
> > have a question in trouble shooting on what in the past was a Non-Core
> > topic. You DO NOT have time to go to the DocCD. You have to be able to
> > spit out any solution both Core and Non-Core and any tweek on it with out
> > looking at the DocCD.
> >
> > I have worked on my company's IT Emergency Response Team for a number of
> > years now, and I have to say the way the new Trouble shooting section is
> > designed made me feel like I was in a ERT swarm session. The time limit
> and
> > the clock counting down adds a TON of pressure!!! The only thing that was
> > missing was a VP, and CIO standing over my shoulder with a upset look on
> > their face!!!
> >
> > I will agree with what everything people are saying about the Trouble
> > shooting Section. The question are VERY vague, but in my experience this
> is
> > the type of trouble tickets I get at work. Typically I get tickets from
> my
> > NOC that say network node "X" is unreachable, and that is ALL that is in
> the
> > ticket. I think the CCIE team must have asked customers for copies of
> there
> > NOC tickets and emulated them in the exam. This new Trouble Shooting
> > section really raises the bar and the focus on the CCIE exam. This is
> not
> > my first attempt at the lab, and I will say it is totally different that
> the
> > V3 lab.
> >
> > I feel we all have to shift the way we study in order to pass the new
> exam.
> > I would not say memorize the Non-core tasks but learn them just as well
> as
> > core tasks. Focus on the Blue Print VERY VERY hard. If it is on the
> Blue
> > Print know it 125% If you see it on the Blue print you have to be able
> to
> > spit out every thing on the subject with out the DocCD for any help!!!
> >
> > OEQ - Same old stuff, nothing new here. But I feel with the new Trouble
> > shooting section it is now pointless and a waist of time.
> >
> > Config section - Just like every one has said, there are less sections,
> but
> > more tasks in each section. So basically the same old lab in a 5.5 hour
> > session. No time for the DocCD if you need help. You have to be in a
> rush
> > the whole lab. I really recommend that everyone goes any buys a stop
> watch
> > and start timing your config sections and find ways to shorten your time
> on
> > every study section.
> >
> >
> > My results - I dont have the official results yet, but I already know I
> > failed. I was not able to get enough trouble tickets done by the time
> > limit. I did the math and knew I did not reach the ~80% to pass. When
> > the clock hit and I knew I did not pass the TS it took me nearly 30 min
> to
> > pick my self up and continue on with the config section. Knowing that
> the
> > rest of my day was basically a waist of my time, I found it VERY hard to
> > bring myself to go through the pain of the rest of the lab, when I knew
> it
> > was in vain.
> >
> > I am going to go back to study and shift my focus, and try again in maybe
> 6
> > or 9 months. Service Provider here I come!!!
> >
> > I hope this helps everyone out there, and good luck!!!
> >
> > Chris
> >
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