Re: OT:RS Racks and IOU/IOU XR - Was: Passed CCIE R&S lab exam!

And make it available to all?

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Narbik Kocharians <narbikk_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Brian,
>
> Do you really believe that Cisco will provide IOU or an XR simulator soon?
>
> On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Brian Dennis <bdennis_at_ine.com> wrote:
>
>> Cisco doesn't seem to be concerned if you know the physical topology of
>> the real lab. In fact if you attend the CCIE sessions at Cisco Live they
>> even talk about how they aren't concerned with people knowing the physical
>> topology. In Las Vegas at Cisco Live last year I heard first hand that
>> they are not concerned with vendors using the real physical topology and
>> even talked about publishing the physical topology. On an unrelated note
>> we have 25 new R&S racks being put up now ;-)
>>
>> Lastly in regards to posts on here relating to IOU and IOU XR, I've heard
>> "talk" that Cisco will be making it available to partners soon similar to
>> Junosphere Labs and Junosphere Classroom (http://goo.gl/2qzuh) and to
>> the general public a few months after that. This means all of the people
>> waiting for IOS XR access for SPv3 might find an affordable solution real
>> soon. Juniper's solution is only $5 per device for 24 hour access which is
>> affordable. So hold off before running out and buying that GSR for your
>> home lab ;-)
>>
>> Hope to see many of you at Cisco Live London in two weeks!
>>
>> --
>> Brian Dennis, CCIEx5 #2210 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP/**Voice)
>> bdennis_at_ine.com
>>
>> Internetwork Expert, Inc.
>> http://www.INE.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On 01/18/2012 09:14 PM, Abraham, Tharak wrote:
>>
>>> Imran,
>>>
>>> There is absolutely no wrong in gathering information on the lab or type
>>> of
>>> questions
>>>
>>> Then why is it that most of the vendor workbooks have the exact number of
>>> trunk links and interface numbering as in the real lab ?
>>> Even few of them have the same questions too !
>>> Does that mean that you are already exposed to the lab ? NO !
>>>
>>> In the end, it all boils down to one's conscience !
>>> If one has deserved to achieve it, it will stay with him !
>>>
>>> Congrats Nick !!
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Tharak Abraham Luke
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:05 AM, Imran Ali<immrccie_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 4:17 PM, Nick Mcleod<nickmcleod22_at_gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> It wasn't my first time, it's my third.
>>>>> In my first and second, I got different topologies respectively. Until
>>>>>
>>>> that
>>>>
>>>>> time, I had known there were only two topologies for RS Lab exam. But
>>>>> 2month before my third, I got information that a new topology came out.
>>>>>
>>>> It
>>>>
>>>>> was what I haven't got.
>>>>> Who can go to take a exam without any information about the exam? We
>>>>> can
>>>>> get some from our friends, colleagues or Internet.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> But trying to get topology information before exam from internet or
>>>> friends
>>>> is similar to getting the same for dumps !
>>>>
>>>> My openion though , good honesty though
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Establishing a strategy
>>>>> based on our skill and information would give us high probability of
>>>>>
>>>> pass.
>>>>
>>>>> And it is my strategy after having two fails.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 9:44 PM, Jay McMickle<jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.**
>>>>>> com <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm curious how you know this was a new layout. Unless you've taken
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>> lab multiple times and finally saw a version you hadn't seen before, I
>>>>>>> don't understand how you would recognize a new topology. Do you have
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> inside
>>>>>
>>>>>> information?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>> Jay McMickle- CCNP,CCSP,CCDP
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>> http://mycciepursuit.**wordpress.com<http://mycciepursuit.wordpress.com>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jan 18, 2012, at 2:46 AM, Raheel Muhammad<
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> raheel.muhammad_at_gmail.com
>>>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And how do you know this was the changed lab topology ?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Raheel
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Nick Mcleod<
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> nickmcleod22_at_gmail.com
>>>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks folks.
>>>>>>>>> What I meant for new version is New config lab topology, not a
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Version
>>>>>
>>>>>> change. It is still CCIE R&S v4.
>>>>>>>>> Oh forgot to write my number!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Regards.
>>>>>>>>> #33691
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 11:54 PM, Don Rajaratne
>>>>>>>>> <don.rajaratne_at_gmail.com>**wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> congratulations man. Hey what do u mean by new version? Does r&a
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> got
>>>>
>>>>> updated from v4 ?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Don
>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my BlackBerry.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>>> From: Nick Mcleod<nickmcleod22_at_gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>> Sender: nobody_at_groupstudy.com
>>>>>>>>>> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:29:57
>>>>>>>>>> To:<ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
>>>>>>>>>> Reply-To: Nick Mcleod<nickmcleod22_at_gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Passed CCIE R&S lab exam!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hello all
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'd like to thank all here. I really happy to let you know my
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> pass!
>>>>
>>>>> It took almost 2 years to get this certi. Yeh,,, It's worth to
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> study
>>>>
>>>>> for
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> long :)
>>>>>>>>>> The lab part I received was the new version so it was hard time. I
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> asked
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the proctor many questions I was confused about. He was so kind to
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> me.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I want to hear other's pass, as well as want to help people pass
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> their
>>>>>
>>>>>> exam.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>> Nick.
>>>>>>>>>>
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