Re: OER/PfR at lab exam?

Tom,

"The guide is a good
> glance over for the topics you need to know but its the vendor materials
> that will really dig in and give you your money's worth."

This seems to me a vague statement.
Can you please be more specific on how the vendor material will really dig in?

Please provide an example if possible.

Regards,,
John

On 4/11/12, Tom Kosa (takosa) <takosa_at_cisco.com> wrote:
> Speaking from experience I would agree with Adam. The guide is a good
> glance over for the topics you need to know but its the vendor materials
> that will really dig in and give you your money's worth. The written is
> more about theory and book, and the lab is what you really know and can
> you actually apply it. I made the same mistake on my first try and there
> were huge gaps in my knowledge base going into it. Pick a vendor (they
> are actually all very good) and go to town. If you are serious about it
> than your money will not be wasted.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> -Tamas
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Adam Booth
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 6:01 PM
> To: Ivan Hrvatska
> Cc: Cisco certification
> Subject: Re: OER/PfR at lab exam?
>
> Hi Ivan,
>
> I personally felt that book was more useful in consolidating material in
> one place to support attempting the written exam and even then the
> blueprint as you say does cover more topics than what the book can cover
> in detail otherwise it may be 2500 pages or more in length.
>
> I cant tell you exactly how much detail you have to know but I would
> strongly recommend a more than passing acquaintance with it.
> Supplementary material besides what you find on CCO is a number of the
> major CCIE training vendors have multiple postings covering this on
> their blogs and certainly understanding the main phases of the PfR
> process will be helpful if you are a little rusty and have to deal with
> the topic.
>
> I think preparing for the CCIE lab is like being a scout, you need to be
> prepared, anything listed on the blue print is fair game and sometimes
> it seems that the proctor can smell your weakness and give you an exam
> that has that topic in it.
>
> Cheers,
> Adam
>
> On 4/11/12, Ivan Hrvatska <ivanzghr_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just purchased ciscopress ccie r&s exam cert guide 4th edition,
>> since I had 3rd in which there was nothing about OER and PfR. I must
>> say that the quality of that subject in new edition of the book is
>> really poor. One config example without any explanations and without
>> any topology diagrams. Nothing that can help someone to understand the
>
>> topic.
>> So, my question is how deep this subject goes in potential task at
>> exam? How much time should I spend on it since it can be very complex
>> feature? The book says:
>> "As you will see as you explore PfR more deeply, it is remarkably
>> powerful. As you would expect, it also has many configuration options.
>> For the CCIE R&S qualifying exam, you should understand the concepts
>> of PfR and how it operates and its core functionality."
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
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