RE: Just taken the lab

 How the tickets coming.... I mean on computer screen or on paper (hard
copy).

Other Q... As u said Each device have different screen, Same is on
Troubleshooting and Configuration....

Robert

> Subject: Just taken the lab
> From: bradley_at_communitystring.com
> Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:17:12 +0000
> To: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>
> Hey,
>
> I took the CCIE R&S lab yesterday in Brussels and had a couple of comments
that you might find interesting, now some of this came from the proctor over
lunch and I may have misheard him, got confused so please don't take it as
gospel;
> - All the CCIE labs are graded remotely at other CCIE lab locations with the
exception of Voice which requires the person who marks it to be physically
there. This is how they can mark the exam out of hours.
> - I asked the proctor about the exams at the Person professional testing
centers and he said that the idea would be that they are not mobile labs and
you will connect to equipment remotely and they are intended to eventually run
proctorless, although he mentioned that a proctor would be available in the
early stages while they test the exam in these locations if needed, I asked if
this would be via telepresence and it was a no.
>
> Comments on the lab;
> - The proctor was brilliant, I asked quite a few questions and at one point
thought I had a bug and he said "I think this is something you need to fix
yourself" which was when I realised they were trying to play mind tricks on
me.
> - There was 8 candidates taking a variety of tracks
> - For both the troubleshooting and configuration you are presented with a
topology diagram which when you click on the device icon opens up a Putty
window to the device
> - I had enough space, the big monitors were just enough for me organise and
I could easily view 3-4 putty windows and the relevant items of the topology.
Although 2 smaller monitors may have suited me better if I could snap the
topology diagram and questions on one side
> - I read about candidates taking ear plugs in the past so I took some but
they weren't needed it was a quiet environment as the equipment was in another
room.
>
> Other comments;
> - The food at Cisco is amazing, I had a steak with chips and veg, cooked how
I liked it while I waited, although continental Europeans looked at me
strangely when I mentioned I was looking for vinegar to put on my chips.
> - Not really associated but when a continental European hotel says they do a
cooked breakfast, its nothing like an Englishman's idea of a cooked breakfast.
Bacon should not be cut up into 1inch squares..
> - I stayed at the NH Brussels Airport hotel, its directly outside the Diegem
train station and just the behind Cisco. Expensive at 155 Euros advance rate
for B&B but worth every penny as its so close.
> - Brussels has a great train network if your in Europe on a Eurostar line I
highly recommend travelling with them, as a single change at Brussels Midi
takes you directly to the hotel/testing center, so no worrying about
Shuttles/Taxis/Buses/Trams.
>
> Personal note;
> I havn't got the marks back yet but I think I just missed out on the
Configuration section, will definitely nail it next time its just a mind
game.
>
> Hope this helps, and please don't bother unicasting me asking for the
material on the lab.
>
> Cheers
>
> Bradley
>
>
> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
> Subscription information may be found at:
> http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
Received on Sat Mar 27 2010 - 15:57:22 ART