Re: Passed CCIE Storage!! Triple CCIE!

Congratulations Rick!

Paul.

On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 8:35 PM, F H <sol3a1_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Got to ask.
>
> Is it easier as there is a lot of the questions and test cut across several
> disciplines?
>
>
> Thanks
>
> On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 1:24 PM, GAURAV MADAN <gauravmadan1177_at_gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Congrats Rick ! Very well done !
> >
> > Gaurav Madan
> > CCIE # 23863
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 8:47 AM, Rick Mur <rmur_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:
> > > After a little over 3 months of intense preparation I passed the CCIE
> > Storage
> > > lab today! Officially making me a triple CCIE :-D
> > > I can't describe how happy I am at the moment as it was a very intense
> > wait
> > > for the results as this one is hand graded, so you don't get the
> results
> > > overnight.
> > >
> > > For preparation I used the Cisco Press titles on SAN, the excellent
> Fibre
> > > Channel Bench Reference Guide and the ieMentor Storage Workbook and
> > > Walkthrough Guide.
> > >
> > > If you are preparing for storage be sure that you really build up your
> > speed
> > > as the storage lab is quite complex in terms of questioning as there
> are
> > > usually multiple possibilities to solve things and they are very much
> > looking
> > > for 1 specific solution (it's the same in all tracks, but I found that
> in
> > > particular with this one).
> > > They really ask you about the whole blueprint! If you are familiar and
> > > comfortable with the ieMentor labs you have all the technical knowledge
> > you
> > > need, just pay very close attention to the tasks and what you are
> doing.
> > >
> > > As of hardware, together with Tyson Scott we build 2 full-scale racks
> > with 3
> > > MDS switches that we can do about 85-90% of all technologies. I also
> used
> > the
> > > ieMentor vRack a couple times to practice a few extra features that we
> > didn't
> > > have licenses for. That rack unfortunately doesn't hold a Storage
> > Services
> > > Module (SSM) or Generation 2 linecards (where you have to deal with
> > > oversubscription).
> > >
> > > I'd like to thank Tyson Scott for his support and building and
> > maintaining the
> > > racks, Roman Rodichev for his excellent workbook and personal
> > support/coaching
> > > and Antonella Corno for her alltime support on the Cisco Learning
> Network
> > > community and the fantastic sessions she teaches almost every week.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Rick Mur
> > > CCIE3 #21946 (R&S / Service Provider / Storage)
> > > Sr. Support Engineer IPexpert, Inc.
> > > URL: http://www.IPexpert.com
> > >
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