Re: OER/PfR at lab exam?

Brian @ INE stated he would put together an OER free session. Still yet to be seen, but I'm sure it's to come. ;)

Regards,
Jay McMickle- CCNP,CCSP,CCDP
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On Apr 26, 2012, at 4:31 AM, Ivan Hrvatska <ivanzghr_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I just see "include me" replays here :) What about the thing where
> everyone wants to be included?
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Viet-Hung Ton <vton_at_integra.fr> wrote:
>> Hi Brian,
>>
>> Plz include me too.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Viet
>>
>> ----- Mail original -----
>> De: "Bruno Silva" <boss.silva_at_gmail.com>
>> C: "Aamir Aziz" <aamiraz77_at_gmail.com>
>> Cc: "Lazar Adrian" <adrianlazar_at_gmail.com>, "Brian Dennis" <bdennis_at_ine.com>,
>> ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>> EnvoyC): Mardi 17 Avril 2012 22:00:22
>> Objet: Re: OER/PfR at lab exam?
>>
>> Brian,
>>
>> I would like to be included as well.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Bruno
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Aamir Aziz <aamiraz77_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Brian
>>>
>>> Plz include me also.
>>>
>>> Thx
>>> Aamir
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Apr 17, 2012, at 9:53 PM, Lazar Adrian <adrianlazar_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Brian,
>>>>
>>>> Please also include me on the PFR document distribution list.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you!
>>>> Adrian
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Brian Dennis <bdennis_at_ine.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Since PfR/OER is relatively new to the lab exam it's not covered as much
>>>>> as a topic like OSPF, MPLS VPNs, etc in most products. That being said
>>> I
>>>>> currently spend at least one full day covering it in my 10 Day R&S
>>>>> bootcamps and I cover it in-depth as getting 5 or 6 points on it in the
>>> lab
>>>>> exam can be the difference between passing or failing. I start from the
>>>>> basics (i.e. load balancing, PfR static & BGP route manipulation, etc )
>>> and
>>>>> work into the more advanced configurations (i.e. link groups, fast mode,
>>>>> jitter probes, delay, PBR based upon DSCP, using PfR for sink holing
>>>>> traffic, etc).
>>>>>
>>>>> To be honest there are a ton of strange, for lack of a better term,
>>> quirks
>>>>> with PfR that can cause trouble when someone is just starting out
>>> learning
>>>>> PfR. So although it may seem like a good idea for me to just throwing
>>> you
>>>>> the labs from my bootcamp, that isn't going to be what you really need
>>> to
>>>>> truly understand it. It would be like saying to me "Hey Brian I want to
>>>>> learn MPLS VPNs" and I say "Here are a couple labs. Good luck!". Think
>>>>> that will work? No.
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is just a few example of quirks with PfR: An access-list used
>>> with a
>>>>> learn list can not match IP addresses but an access-list with a oer-map
>>>>> should match IP addresses. When using fast mode with a learn list you
>>> need
>>>>> to use a prefix list when also matching with an access-list. Or how to
>>>>> configure PfR to do PBR unconditionally without any OOP condition, etc,
>>>>> etc, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> As I mentioned there are a lot of pitfalls with learning PfR due to the
>>>>> fact it's a newer technology and went through a lot of changes in IOS
>>>>> 12.4T. PfR is an awesome technology and I personally love it but it
>>> can be
>>>>> complicated to learn for anyone starting out. I would venture to say
>>> that
>>>>> is it one of the most complicated of any technology currently covered in
>>>>> the lab exam. The documentation is 33% bigger than the OSPF
>>> documentation
>>>>> and it's only getting larger with QoS being added and PfR domains in
>>> future
>>>>> releases.
>>>>>
>>>>> I started a blog series on it (http://goo.gl/yH0ip) but have since
>>>>> decided to just write a whole document covering PfR as the topic is just
>>>>> too big to cover in a few blog posts. I currently have over 100 pages
>>> and
>>>>> I'm hoping to release it around the end of the month. If anyone would
>>> like
>>>>> a copy, free of charge of course, just let me know.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lastly if anyone wants to come see me cover PfR in person free of charge
>>>>> just contact INE sales and ask to audit one day of my bootcamp. It's
>>>>> normally covered on the 8th day of my bootcamp. I'm in Dubai this week
>>> and
>>>>> covered PfR yesterday and have a private bootcamp next week but after
>>> that
>>>>> I'm teaching in Washington, DC and Seattle next so feel free to stop by.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Brian Dennis, CCIEx5 #2210 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP/**Voice)
>>>>> bdennis_at_ine.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Internetwork Expert, Inc.
>>>>> http://www.INE.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 04/11/2012 02:35 AM, Ivan Hrvatska 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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