Re: Passed SP lab!

Congrats !!
Its party time ;)

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On May 20, 2010, at 5:55, Farrukh Haroon <farrukhharoon_at_gmail.com>
wrote:

> Congratulations buddy, you really deserve it :)
>
> On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 6:19 AM, Steve Di Bias <sdibias_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Awesome, well deserved my friend!!!
>>
>> On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 3:59 AM, swap m <ccie19804_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> hi group
>>>
>>> the loong frustrating SP journey has reached its destination..i
>>> passed
>>> the SP lab yesterday.
>>>
>>> it was a bigger battle with bugs, vague wording and crappy oeqs than
>>> the technology itself.
>>>
>>> few things i wud like to share with people preparing for sp lab -
>>>
>>> 1. mpls vpns -
>>> ahh thts the biggest chunk in sp lab, almost everyone who failed has
>>> got shocking results in vpn section. vpn constitues more than 30% of
>>> the score so less score guarantees a failure.
>>> understand "send-label" feature correctly, when, how , restrictions
>>> etc..knwing the difference between "mpls ip" and "send-label" is
>>> important. The figures shud knw wht to type the moment we see
>>> inter-as
>>> and csc. Know when to use set mpls-label , and the scary things
>>> tht
>>> might happen when not using it when it s a mandate.
>>>
>>> 2. multicast -
>>> the RnS bits of multicast is the base. For MVPN/inter-as-multicast
>>> understand RFC3618 for rpf check thoroughly, understand the order of
>>> rpf preference. understand when to make use of bgp multicast SAFI.
>>> Understand which inter-as supports inter-as multicast, and how it
>>> works on a 12.2S code without the mdt safi. Look for Petr s blog on
>>> mvpn, refer to my blog for some explanation too.
>>> this is one of the easiest sections to score if we knw the game.
>>>
>>> 3. the important command "reload"! if you know its configured
>>> correctly, you shudn't shy away from doing a reload.
>>>
>>> 4. join forums, there are some forums where nda stuff is
>>> brainstormed
>>> candidly. not the right thing but it helps.
>>>
>>> 5. for first attempt, avoid locations like bangalore. in B'lore
>>> you'll
>>> most likely get ONLY a "smile" as an answer with some ambiguous
>>> facial
>>> expression and words to ur questions. Choose a location like
>>> brusells
>>> etc. where u have an inhouse rack and a knowledgeable SP related
>>> proctor.
>>>
>>> 6. avoid complex solutions, i have got real feel tht there is a high
>>> possibility of marking the task incorrect if the proctor doesn't
>>> understand them. its not a matter of just the output. anyways it'll
>>> stay a mystery if something is marked incorrect so keep it simple.
>>>
>>> 7. think like a script!. take extra precautions like removing alias
>>> etc...anything tht can affect an automated script shud be removed.
>>> it'll hurt a lot to lose marks for such silly things so my
>>> recommendation is to remove them once the lab is about to get over.
>>>
>>> 8. the lab will have old junk IOS codes running somewhere in the
>>> corners, specifically added to give us a nasty ride via the buggy
>>> road. show outputs might change after reload, so be aware for a
>>> double
>>> check. if possible practice on few of them b4 the big day.
>>>
>>> 9. Read between the lines. Take some time out of config/keyboard,
>>> just
>>> read and focus on the tasks thoroughly. try to think beyond the
>>> first
>>> instinct. if it says to do something for X and Y, doing it for
>>> X,Y,Z
>>> is wrong. in the verification you ll see tht you successfully did it
>>> for X and Y, but might missout looking at Z. make sure Z is left as
>>> it is. Cryptic but shud be comprehensible as it makes a hell lot of
>>> difference to the score! This is one of the major reasons of getting
>>> low score in vpn section even after having proper end to end
>>> reachability.
>>>
>>> 10. know the silly rules. there is some fictitious cut off marks
>>> below
>>> which you can't request a reread. if u still need it, u need to
>>> create
>>> a lot of hell with cisco. (i managed to do it b4 ;) ). So think if
>>> it s worth it, else move on.
>>>
>>> reference list -
>>> 1. CCO
>>> 2. ciscopress mpls configuration on cisco IOS - very good to start
>>> with, more related to configs than concepts/theory.
>>> 3. ciscopress mpls fundamentals - very good to start with, better
>>> for
>>> concepts and understanding the nut bolts.
>>> 4. l2 vpn architectures - this is by far the best for L2 mpls. Very
>>> good for the crappy OEQs.
>>> 5. ciscopress isis network desgin and Jeffdoyle's TCP/IP - covers
>>> IGP
>>> including isis very well
>>> 6. for ATM/FR srch CCO - it has good reference for OEqs
>>>
>>> My actual list is much longer, but these are good enough.
>>>
>>> now the lab experience -
>>> lab was somewhat similar to my previous attempt. i got over within
>>> 4hrs 20 mins, so i had loads of time for verification. Found few
>>> silly
>>> missouts, corrected. Round1 of verification was over in around 2
>>> hrs.
>>> all 100% working. then i left the keyboard, just read the questions
>>> again. thankfully all was ok. I started a second round of
>>> verification, in last 15 minutes i spotted my TE tunnel was down.
>>> WTFFFF! ...it was up an hour back...rechecked everythng dependent.
>>> didnt dare to reload the core coz the lab was to get over soon.
>>> prepared a list of clear commands related, applied, thankfully it
>>> came
>>> up and stayed up. last minutes saved such important points. game
>>> over.
>>> Got a pass in next 3 hrs. WOWW!
>>>
>>> Vincent (SP program manager) has posted that Cisco is over with
>>> finalizing the content for new SP lab blueprint, it will soon be
>>> declared official.
>>>
>>> And salute to the Lapukhovs and Scriveners who did all their IE's in
>>> first attempt.
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>>
>>> Swap
>>> #19804 (SP,Sec)
>>>
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