Re: R&S Written v4.0 Beta (Results Are Shipping and Quick

Got a reply from Cert Support regarding CCDP requirements for CCIE certified
folks. Concurs with Scott's post -
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Thank you for contacting the Certification & Communities Online Support.

All CCIE certified candidates are exempt for taking all prerequisites.

642-901 BSCI Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
642-812 BCMSN Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
642-873 ARCH Designing Cisco Network Service Architecture (ARCH)

OR

642-892 Composite Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
642-873 ARCH Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH)

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regards
Al

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 9:19 PM, Paul Cosgrove <
paul.cosgrove.groupstudy_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Took 640-60x exams for the CCNP, individual exams rather than the
> composite. Have never let the CCNP expire so had not realised I would need
> to resit any of the individual exams. A little strange if need to retake
> those while still holding valid CCNP & CCIE.
>
> So to achieve a design qualification it seems I can skip one of the two
> component design exams, but need to take a revised version of a
> configuration exam I've already passed. While had I passed the older
> versions of the CCNP exams I would be a man of leisure. Clearly the
> technologies used in my day are out of fashion, while anything new or retro
> is very much in style this season.
>
> Well Alexei, you may have to do one less exam in Australia, but at least we
> have the weather here in Ireland. In fact we have buckets full of it again
> today :).
>
> Paul.
>
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Alexei Monastyrnyi <alexeim73_at_gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > On the other hand 640-503 and 640-504 are valid for CCDP as well and
> don't
> > expire. ;-) I was lucky to have them from 2001 so I just had to clear
> ARCH
> > (in 2009) to fulfill CCDP.
> > And indeed, all 642-* tests are valid for 3 years to be able to make a
> tick
> > on your progress list.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > A.
> >
> >
> > Florian Frotzler wrote:
> >
> >> Paul,
> >>
> >> I had the same issue, if your composite from the CCNP is an older
> >> version as that on the current CCDP, you need to do it again for the
> >> CCDP.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Florian
> >>
> >> 2009/11/12 Paul Cosgrove <paul.cosgrove.groupstudy_at_gmail.com>:
> >>
> >>
> >>> Interesting, thanks Scott.
> >>>
> >>> I'll have to have a chat with them then as I have CCIE, ARCH and CCNP;
> >>> though I took the latter quite a few years ago. As far as I can see in
> >>> the
> >>> certification progress tool all the necessary boxes are ticked, but
> >>> perhaps
> >>> I need the newer composite exam to complete.
> >>>
> >>> Another exam I passed this year is also not shown as completed, so
> >>> perhaps
> >>> there are a few bugs with the tool.
> >>>
> >>> Paul.
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 12:45 AM, Scott M Vermillion <
> >>> scott_ccie_list_at_it-ag.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> This link would seem to answer the question (at least to my
> >>>> satisfaction):
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/le2/le37/le5/learning_certification_type_home.html
> >>>>
> >>>> The first prerequisite is "valid CCNA and CCDA or any CCIE
> >>>> certification..."
> >>>>
> >>>> Then you need 642-873 ARCH (obviously) and then you choose between the
> >>>> -892
> >>>> composite or you do -901 BSCI and -812 BCMSN.
> >>>>
> >>>> So it would seem that the CCIE gets you out of the associate-level
> >>>> obligation but all professional-level obligations must still be met.
> I
> >>>> can't say that I agree with that. If someone passes both the CCIE
> >>>> written
> >>>> and the lab, I think we have a good measure of their routing and
> >>>> switching
> >>>> abilities. At least if the CCIE in question is the R&S track. Maybe
> >>>> not so
> >>>> much with the others...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Nov 11, 2009, at 4:41 , Marko Milivojevic wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 23:18, Samurai Jack
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> <rs_at_resilient-consulting.com.au> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks Marko, I have asked Cert Support. Will post their reply here
> in
> >>>>>> case
> >>>>>> it helps someone.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> This has been discussed back and forth on GS before - you may even
> >>>>> have luck searching the archives.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I would even go with 60% certainty that with CCIE #, you only need
> >>>>> ARCH for CCDP - but I could be *very* wrong on that. The best
> approach
> >>>>> is to see what cert. support says... which reminds me, I have to see
> >>>>> why I'm not recertified. Joy.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
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> >>>>> Senior Technical Instructor - IPexpert
> >>>>>
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> >>>>> Telephone: +1.810.326.1444
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> >>>>>
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