I hope you forgive us instructors for using full commands instead of
shortcuts. After all, we're here to educate :-)
Using 'show run', or at least 'show run | include' or 'show run |
section' are very useful in troubleshooting. I wouldn't disregard them
as extremely troubleshooting commands.
-- Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 Senior Technical Instructor - IPexpert FREE CCIE training: http://bit.ly/vLecture Mailto: markom_at_ipexpert.com Telephone: +1.810.326.1444 Web: http://www.ipexpert.com/ On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 21:53, Nick Matthews <matthn_at_gmail.com> wrote: > To add: > I think adding aliases is for suckers. B If you're constantly in your > own environment, I can understand. B I can be convinced there. > > Otherwise, learning the shortcuts for all the commands I think is the > way to go. B I cringe just a little bit every time I see someone type > out 'include' instead of i, 'exclude' instead of 'e', 'begin' instead > of 'b', do a 'show run' to troubleshoot something. B If you become > intimately familiar with where you want to look at in the > configuration and use the pipe commands, and learn the shortest letter > combinations for all your commonly used commands, I think you'll find > better success because you won't have to enter aliases all over the > place. > > Although I still install one one nexus switches for 'wr' because copy > run start is a dumb command. > > If you're administering devices without logging sync, you just don't > know better. B I don't know of a single reason not to have this > everywhere (except NXOS where I haven't found an equivalent). > > The only commands I disagree with (for lab) - transport input none, > alias commands, and the ntp commands. > > -nick > > On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 12:46 AM, Nick Matthews <matthn_at_gmail.com> wrote: >> In the lab: definitely enable console logging 100% of the time. >> >> Out of the lab: definitely disable console logging 100% of the time >> (outside initial config on console). >> >> As far as I understand, every character (or line) to the console is >> sent as a CPU interrupt. B This is why people are deathly afraid of >> enabling debugs. B In a properly configured router/switch, you can >> pretty much run debug all without service interruption. B If your >> router is at 60-70% I probably wouldn't test it, but people largely >> freak out about debugs because of this. B Disabling logging monitor >> also helps, and disabling logging server equally helps. B Though the >> router will generally just not send logging messages if it's >> overloaded. B End of story - logging buffered is the bomb diggity and >> is both the most reliable and least resource intensive. >> >> -nick >> >> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Garth Bryden >> <garth.bryden_at_internetworkpress.com> wrote: >>> I took the lab late last year and the proctor did not mention anything of >>> the sort, the only recommendation was >>> >>> B "DO NOT save your configuration files to flash!" >>> On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 2:06 AM, 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 >>>> >>>> http://www.darbyslogs.blogspot.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> B 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 >>>> >> Senior Technical Instructor - IPexpert >>>> >> >>>> >> FREE CCIE training: http://bit.ly/vLecture >>>> >> >>>> >> Mailto: markom_at_ipexpert.com >>>> >> Telephone: +1.810.326.1444 >>>> >> Web: http://www.ipexpert.com/ >>>> >> >>>> >> 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 >>>> >> > >>>> >> > 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 >>>> >> >> >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > -- >>>> >> > Darby Weaver >>>> >> > Network Engineer >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > darbyweaver_at_yahoo.com >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> _______________________________________________________________________ >>>> >> > Subscription information may be found at: >>>> >> > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net >>>> >> >>>> >> _______________________________________________________________________ >>>> >> Subscription information may be found at: >>>> >> http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > -Steve Di Bias >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> B Darby Weaver >>>> Network Engineer >>>> >>>> >>>> darbyweaver_at_yahoo.com >>>> >>>> >>>> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________________________________ >>>> Subscription information may be found at: >>>> http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html >>> >>> >>> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net >>> >>> _______________________________________________________________________ >>> Subscription information may be found at: >>> http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.netReceived on Thu Apr 28 2011 - 22:01:16 ART
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