Re: CCIE Lab Tips: Housekeeping Commands

Granted I have only taken the exam once, but I still agree with Marko.
 You're pretty much just wasting your time, and possibly costing yourself
points by configuring things you're not asked for.

-Dave
CCIE #28530

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Darby Weaver <darby.weaver_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks for the advice Marko...
>
> However, the lab as you should know from your "4" labs (kewl only 3 or so
> attempts for the CCIE Instructor + CCIE already) is only graded at the end.
>
> Now... you should recall that the proctor will tell you to remove
> unnecessary commands at the beginning and at the end of the lab.
>
> If that is not enough the proctors also give enough time to remove said
> commands as well.
>
> Sometime... you gotta take off the ear plugs in the lab to hear what is
> going on.
>
> Darby
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> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Steve Di Bias <sdibias_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I agree with Marko on console logging, which I usually have set to
> "logging
> > console debugging" during practice runs...
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Marko Milivojevic <markom_at_ipexpert.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Also, I wouldn't recommend adding any other commands you posted.
> >> Unless you are asked to do that stuff, don't. Anything you do of the
> >> sort MAY interfere with the grading in some weird way and besides ...
> >> it wastes your time for very little gain.
> >>
> >> From my experience in my 4 visits to the lab, most of the useful
> >> housekeeping commands are already pre-configured. I had to run only
> >> few that had the lifetime of the terminal session and that was it.
> >>
> >> Oh one thing though - disabling console logging in the lab.... very,
> >> very, very bad idea. You will be removing one the most useful early
> >> warning systems you have. I highly recommend against it.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427
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> >> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 09:52, Darby Weaver <darby.weaver_at_gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Yeppers!
> >> >
> >> > Wax on and wax off and I should have mentioned that disclaimer.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks Ryan!
> >> >
> >> > Darby
> >> >
> >> > http://www.darbyslogs.blogspot.com
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> >> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Ryan West <rwest_at_zyedge.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 10:32:43, Darby Weaver wrote:
> >> >> > Subject: CCIE Lab Tips: Housekeeping Commands
> >> >> >
> >> >> > service timestamps debug datetime msec localtime service timestamps
> >> >> > log datetime msec localtime
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > logging buffered 100000 debugging
> >> >> > no logging console
> >> >> > no logging monitor
> >> >> >
> >> >> > clock timezone EST -5
> >> >> > alias exec srb show run | begin
> >> >> > alias exec sri show run | inc
> >> >> > Just a quick helpful tip.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > alias exec srr show run | begin ^router alias exec c config t alias
> >> >> > exec i show ip route alias exec ship show ip int brief | excl una
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Hopefully you're keeping a script to remove all your aliases at the
> end
> >> of
> >> >> the day, the proctors will remind you though.
> >> >>
> >> >> -ryan
> >> >>
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