Re: OER/PfR at lab exam?

Let me use one of my favorite comparisons (originally posted on GS sometime
in 2001/2002 by Howard Berkowitz) - Reading about it is like reading about
sex. You know everything, but you are dying to try.

That means that after you've read through the configuration guide, you have
all the information to go ahead and implement it. However, the
implementation can be challenging for various reasons, some of which Brian
so nicely summed up in his e-mail. This is where vendor workbooks and other
training material comes into play. We pick up where the documentation left
(in some cases even before when docs are terribly wrong, but I digress) and
carry you to the place where you need to be to pass the lab.

On the subject of OER/PfR, again, more than a year ago a colleague of mine
Tyson Scott did a fantastic vLecture on that subject. You can find the
recorded vLecture here: http://bit.ly/vLecture (Performance
Routing/Optimized Edge Routing).

--
Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S)
Senior CCIE Instructor - IPexpert
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 09:56, john matijevic <john.matijevic_at_gmail.com>wrote:
> 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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