Re: Passed CCIE RS on first attempt in Brussels. CCIE #28676

Congrates my friend. Good job.

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 10:28 AM, Raghava <raghava.rao85_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Congrats....
> Take a break now...njoy ur time
>
> <raghava>
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> From: "Saulat Ali" <Saulat.Ali_at_Ticketmaster.co.uk>
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> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:22:29
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> Reply-To: "Saulat Ali" <Saulat.Ali_at_Ticketmaster.co.uk>
> Subject: Passed CCIE RS on first attempt in Brussels. CCIE #28676
>
> Guys,
>
>
>
> After 18 months of hard work, sleepless nights and countless hrs of
> labng finally I passed the CCIE RS Lab in Brussels on Monday 18th, what
> a feeling it is and what a feeling to pass it first time, unbelievable
> journey.
>
>
>
> First of all I would like to thank THE ALMIGHTY GOD for giving me the
> strength and courage to prepare and pass this exam, secondly my family
> and friends for their support and prayers but mainly my wife for her
> tremendous support she kept me motivated throughout this journey and
> without her support it would have been impossible.
>
>
>
> I would also like to thank my study partners Fabio and Afar, guys you
> are amazing and I'm sure you will get your numbers soon.
>
>
>
> I started preparing for lab in Nov 2009 after passing the written in Oct
> 2009. It took me couple of months before I had a fully working lab. I
> used 4 x 3560s with GNS3 and it worked like a charm.
>
>
>
> Study approach:
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>
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> I started with INE vol1 before starting any section I used to watch CoD,
> read relevant materials and wouldn't move to next section until I fully
> understand the technology inside out.
>
>
>
> Attended INE boot camp in July 10 in London taught by Anthony. This not
> only helped me in technical areas but also Anthony's fantastic Lab
> strategy and Time Management skills proved to be one of the key factors
> in passing the lab, thank you Anthony.
>
>
>
> It took me a while to complete Vol1 as I had to break my studies few
> times. My wife was expecting so I had to be with her for support and
> care and after the birth of our beautiful daughter in Oct 2010 I didn't
> touch anything for at least 2 months. I started again in Dec and by year
> end I finished vol1.
>
>
>
> I stared vol2 in Jan 11 only completed 5-6 labs of difficulty level 6-7
> as I was more worried about the TS section. I completed all vol2 TS and
> vol4 TS labs, also completed couple of vol3 labs. Whenever I found
> myself struggling on anything I used to go back and review vol1 for that
> section.
>
>
>
> During the last month I was mostly working on my weaker areas and
> reviewing Vol1 I also spent loads of time on INE racks doing vol2 TS and
> Vol4 again and again. Beside INE I also used couple of Narbik TS labs
> and Cisco 360 TS labs.
>
>
>
> Material I used:
>
>
>
> INE Vol 1 - 4
>
> INE CoD, ATCoD,
>
> Scott Morris Audio Boot camp
>
> Cisco 360 TS videos
>
> Cisco 360 TS labs
>
> Narbik TS labs
>
> Number of Cisco press books but didn't read any from start to end.
>
> Cisco Docs
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>
>
>
>
> Big Day
>
>
>
> On the lab day there were total 9 candidates taking the exam. 5 were
> taking RS, I and another guy were appearing for the first attempt.
>
>
>
> Before starting the TS part I wrote down numbers from 1 to 10 on the
> scratch sheet for TS questions. After starting the lab the first 5 mins
> I spent reading the guidelines and viewing all tickets then started with
> the tickets which I thought would be easy to handle. Completed 4 tickets
> in first 30 mins that was a confidence booster, for every ticket I
> completed and verified I just put double tick against its number on the
> scratch sheet. Tickets which I worked on and couldn't able to resolve I
> put single tick and move on after 10 mins.
>
>
>
> In the end I was left with 2 tickets which I couldn't resolve and I had
> 15 mins on the clock, so I started again on each ticket with a different
> approach then I used previously on them and finally was able to fix both
> before the end.
>
>
>
>
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> In the config section I read guidelines, all tasks and view what
> diagrams they gave me, I didn't draw any diagram as they provided enough
> information. After reading all tasks I made sure that I fully
>
> understand what they are asking and made notes for any special
> requirements or areas which were interlinked with other tasks. Before
> working on any task I read the question at least couple of times to make
> sure that I don't misunderstand the requirements or violate any rules.
> I was able to complete the config section with ample time for
> verification.
>
>
>
>
>
> It has been one of the most wonderful and rewarding experience of my
> life and I'm ready to take this challenge again. After taking some rest
> and spending some quality time with my family I'm planning to start
> Security.
>
>
>
>
>
> Thank you all,
>
>
>
> Saulat Ali, CCIE #28676.
>
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