RE: OER/PfR at lab exam?

John,

When I went through the certification guide regarding that section I did
not get as much out of it as I would have preferred. So my boss at the
time got us some vendor training materials where not only did the topic
get covered better but we had a chance to lab along with it and get a
better understanding of the subject. This of course occurred after my
first lab attempt where I went in studying the guide and doing as much
form it as I could, but NDA considered all I can say is that for me it
was not enough to pass.

Regards,

-Tamas

-----Original Message-----
From: john matijevic [mailto:john.matijevic_at_gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 11:56 AM
To: Tom Kosa (takosa)
Cc: Adam Booth; Ivan Hrvatska; Cisco certification
Subject: 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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