Re: 28781 - First and Final Try !!!!!

Congratulations Nadeem, you really deserve this :)

Regards

Farrukh

On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 10:13 PM, marc edwards <renorider_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Congratulations! Thanks so much for sharing. Great insight. I am
> booked for August 9 in San Jose and hope to post a similar story.
>
> Marc
>
> On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Marko Milivojevic <markom_at_ipexpert.com>
> wrote:
> > Well done, Nadeem!
> >
> > --
> > Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427
> > Senior Technical Instructor - IPexpert
> >
> > FREE CCIE training: http://bit.ly/vLecture
> >
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> >
> > On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 02:29, Nadeem Rafi <nrafia_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi GS!
> >> I have attempted Mobile Lab in Riyadh on 1st May 2011 and by the grace
> of
> >> God i successfully passed it. Here goes my story for this journey.....
> >>
> >> It was around 2000 that i first time came to know about Cisco, as one of
> >> mine friend advised me to go in this particular field of networking. I
> >> purchased "Todd Lammle" and read few chapters. At that time i was not
> able
> >> to get any kind of help or further information and job nature became
> >> Microsoft oriented. I was just able to study this stuff for 2-3 weeks
> and
> >> then shifted completely to MS and abandoned Cisco.
> >>
> >> It was mid 2006 that i felt i am almost done with my present job track
> and
> >> started looking into Cisco again. While searching for more info i just
> came
> >> to know about "Darby Weaver" and his fascinating emails :). This guy
> impress
> >> me a lot and even i shot him few mails asking for few clarifications and
> >> best recommended books. This guy helped me and later on even he offered
> me
> >> his racks which i declined as i already have purchased a plenty of rack
> time
> >> from different vendors. I am really thankful Darby for your amazing
> emails
> >> and initial support.
> >>
> >> Most amazing books for starting were Jeff Doyle's Routing TCP/IP, these
> >> books gave ample knowledge and understanding.
> >>
> >> A major boost for CCIE prep was deciding to purchase INE end to end
> program.
> >> This helped a lot to put things on fast track. I really would like to
> say
> >> big thanks to Anthony Sequeira for his outstanding support and always
> being
> >> available when i need him. I would like to say big thanks to Kady Denis
> >> also, she was always very supportive.
> >>
> >> I have worked with INE end to end program intensively and without
> >> INE/Anthony's help it was not possible to achieve this number. They are
> best
> >> and massive. They cover almost every thing you can see on blue print and
> >> mostly more than required. INE's only problem is that they feed you more
> >> than you need to pass :) Their volume-1 is amazing and i have done it
> more
> >> than 4 times end to end :) If some one can do volume-1 end to end, i am
> sure
> >> he will not fail the exam. This volume have every thing you need to pass
> the
> >> exam. If some one want to pass CCIE with extensive knowledge and have no
> >> worries about time then INE is best suited for him. Only OLS will kill
> some
> >> one with short time, these are around 150+ hours in depth lectures. I
> >> watched them more than twice end to end and some selected lectures
> >> periodically.
> >>
> >> I was lucky enough that i get connected with Narbik and he offered me
> his
> >> two workbooks. These two volumes are master piece of its kind and no
> doubt
> >> best in market. I have learned a lot from Narbik and his workbooks. His
> >> workbooks are precise and to the point. Best thing about his workbook is
> >> being super fast to perform them. These workbooks dont take a lot of
> time.
> >> If my memory serve me well i can say i have finished his both volumes
> more
> >> than 3 times end to end. Narbik You are simply Best.
> >>
> >> I would like to thank IPExpert team; Wayne, Tyson and Jeo Astrino. Wayne
> has
> >> offered me his end to end program along with boot camp. I would like to
> >> admit IPExpert study guides and videos/audio guides are superb. This
> >> material is to the point and concise. If some one want to do CCIE on
> fast
> >> track then IPExpert is best suited for him. Joe and Tyson are always
> >> available on skype for any kind of question you got. Their audio and
> video
> >> classes are best. I would admit i have not worked extensively with
> >> IPExpert program, but what ever i have studied from IPExpert it was
> proved
> >> to be good. Once again Thanks IPExpert Team.
> >>
> >> As i was able to work with three vendors i would recommend every one of
> >> these equally. Every one of them have some thing unique to offer. My
> advice
> >> for any new CCIE aspirant is to take two vendors and this will help you
> to
> >> clear your doubts more effectively. Second it will help to cover missing
> >> points of one particular vendor's study program.
> >>
> >> This journey was not an easy one. I have to steal time from family and
> my
> >> kids, even my 5 year old daughter was understanding that "baba" is doing
> >> some thing important. When she wants to do some playing or going outside
> she
> >> would say, Baba when you are done with your studies and free then we
> will go
> >> play land. These moments were really heart breaking. I am really
> thankful
> >> for my wife for being supportive and understanding, occasionally she got
> >> frustrated with this non-stop marathon. But without her help and support
> >> this journey was impossible. I am proud of her.... Thanks once again for
> >> your sacrifices.
> >> Most difficult part was when i developed signs of RSI. I was in terrible
> >> pain and afraid of this B to be a permanent issue. I shut off the
> studies for
> >> at least two months and it helped to overcome affectively along with
> some
> >> other precautionary steps. Thanks God i dont have this issue today. B I
> would
> >> like to thank all of mine friends who met during this journey and we
> learnt
> >> a lot of things from each other.
> >>
> >> Lab:
> >>
> >> It was CCIE Mobile lab held in Riyadh 1st of May. I reached almost 1
> hours
> >> earlier. we started lab around 9:10 after short introductory lecture
> >> from proctor. TS part proved to be quite easy for me i never panic in
> this
> >> part of lab although my first ticket took more than 20 minutes to be
> solved,
> >> and i was thinking it was most easiest ticket to attempt. Lab topology
> was
> >> huge but very well documented. Almost every thing you need to know about
> it
> >> was on diagram. B Monitors were big enough to hold a lot of open session
> >> screens, but i had strategy to open only those sessions which involve
> with
> >> one particular Ticket. When i was done with that ticket i would close
> all
> >> those sessions. I was able to verify 90% of tickets working as expected.
> >> When i was done with TS section in 1:55 minutes. Over all experience
> with TS
> >> section was quite satisfying. Speed of the terminals was quite amazing.
> IOU
> >> is really fast as compared to GNS.
> >>
> >> My advice for TS section, as it worked for me.
> >>
> >> I think candidate can start from any vendor's workbook to understand and
> >> enhance his TS skills. Then he should create his own topology for 30-40
> >> routers in Dynamips. He can B try to put as many configs as possible and
> then
> >> break them, getting help from friends to break configs and don't let you
> >> know, whats have been broken can make this whole process a lot more
> "fun",
> >> and it helped me a lot.
> >>
> >> B To solve issues, diagram in lab is very crucial, it has every thing
> you
> >> need to understand the scenario. But plz dont waste time to understand
> in
> >> depth whats going on, its not required to do so.
> >> Time is very important factor to solve the lab, given 120 minutes for 10
> >> tickets, if you stuck on any ticket it will give you a lot of stress
> while
> >> solving other tickets. First try to solve tickets which you feel are
> easy to
> >> fix and then return to other tickets. Solving each ticket is not
> required
> >> but at least 8 are must. TS is all about basic skills, not in dept or
> >> gotcha/tricky commands. If you know basic skills, its more than enough
> to
> >> pass TS.
> >>
> >> Try to increase the speed which can only be done through practice. This
> >> practice will help you to make your plan to solve tickets in different
> >> approaches, like top down approach, from down to upward or try to solve
> it
> >> from middle. No single approach can help, and practice will give you
> what
> >> all you need to work with TS. TS is best part of Lab which i liked and
> it
> >> helped me a lot to understand things in quick and precise manner.
> >>
> >> Try to work with debug and show commands as much as possible, but don't
> >> forget that there is no restriction to "do sh run". You just have to
> find a
> >> proper equilibrium among sh run and other show/debug commands.
> >>
> >> These are just my recommendations and every one can have his own way of
> >> doing stuff.
> >>
> >> Config Section:
> >> Config section proved to be a real heart breaker for me. It was a very
> >> lengthy lab, with lot of services and non-core stuff, and fun was that
> this
> >> non-core was actually "core" of the lab. I struggled with this part, and
> at
> >> least tried twice but it was not working. At one point i was thinking to
> >> leave the lab after lunch but then i decided to leave this "non-core"
> topic
> >> and finish other tasks. When i was done with my all other tasks i was
> left
> >> with only 20-30 minutes. As a final try i checked again this "non-core"
> task
> >> and found some very silly mistakes, as soon as i rectified these mistake
> i
> >> was up and routes were behaving as expected. At that point i was sure
> that i
> >> have nailed this big day. I have to consult doccd on few occasions and
> this
> >> is only friend you can get in your lab, so be friend with it during your
> >> prep time.
> >>
> >> If any thing is on Cisco Blue Print then its fair game, you can expect
> it in
> >> your lab. Even if you heard that this is just introductory stuff dont
> >> believe, that stuff can be a "core" in your version of lab. If you have
> some
> >> thing in blue print do that stuff in depth.
> >>
> >> I have studied following books during this journey and these helped a
> >> lot............May be i am missing some other books but....
> >>
> >> CCNP Self-Study BCMSN Official Exam Certification Guide, 4th Edition
> >> CCNP BSCI Official Exam Certification Guide 4th Edition
> >> CCNP ISCW Official Exam Certification Guide 1st Edition
> >> CCNP ONT Quick Reference Sheets 2007
> >> Cisco Press CCSP SNRS Exam Certification Guide 2nd Edition
> >> Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) (Authorized Self-Study
> Guide)
> >> (3rd Edition)
> >>
> >> KnowledgeNet - Cisco Multicast
> >> KnowledgeNet - Cisco QoS
> >> KnowledgeNet - Cisco MPLS
> >>
> >> CCIE Routing and Switching Exam certification guide 3rd
> >> CCIE Routing and Switching Exam certification guide 4th
> >> CCIE Routing and Switching Flash Cards (Sequeira and Wallace, ISBN#
> >> 1587201291)
> >> CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Quick Reference Sheets: Exam 350-001
> v3.0
> >> (Sequeira, ISBN #1-58705-337-3)
> >>
> >> Cisco LAN Switching (Clark, Hamilton, ISBN# 1578700949)
> >> Cisco Press LAN Switching Fundamentals
> >>
> >> Routing TCP/IP, Volume II (CCIE Professional Development)Routing TCP/IP,
> >> Volume I, Second Edition (Carroll, Doyle, ISBN# 1587052024)
> >> Routing TCP/IP, Volume II (CCIE Professional Development) (Doyle,
> DeHaven
> >> Carroll, ISBN# 1578700892)
> >>
> >> Cisco OSPF Command and Configuration Handbook (Parkhurst, ISBN#
> 1587050714)
> >>
> >> Cisco Press Configuring BGP StudentGuide Vol.1
> >> Cisco Press Configuring BGP StudentGuide Vol.2
> >> Internet Routing Architectures, Second Edition (Sam Halabi, ISBN#
> >> 15787050862)
> >> Cisco BGP-4 Command and Configuration Handbook (Parkhurst, ISBN#
> 158705017X)
> >>
> >> MPLS Fundamentals
> >> Cisco Press MPLS Configuration on Cisco IOS Software
> >>
> >> Developing IP Multicast Networks, Volume I (Beau Williamson, ISBN#
> >> 1578700779)
> >>
> >> Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide (IP Telephony Self-Study) (2nd
> Edition)
> >>
> >> Best Regards,
> >>
> >> Nadeem Rafi
> >> R&S # 28781
> >>
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