Hi List, My first thread, so be nice ;)
I have gone through 11 labs now and have some questions about some of the end results and also about how much extra config I should do. In lab 11, as I was finishing up checking things, I noticed that I had full reachability to all of the loopbacks (200.0.0.1 - 14). BUT, when I loaded the final configs (as I like to compare with my own after I complete the lab), I noticed that the final configs that were loaded did NOT have all loop reachability. So I took an extra hour or so and skimmed my configs and compared them with the final configs with the help of the Detailed Solutions Guide, and noticed that in those task items, many of them do not include a network statement on most of the routers for the loopbacks to be advertised. I've had this situation in another lab or two where minor things might still be broken in the end (don't remember which one's right off). Also, in Lab 2, the Detailed Solutions guide makes an assumption in task 1 where after setting up Cat3 as VTP server, it then goes on to configure the other 3 switches as clients. I somehow do not agree with that extra configuration. (Even though the task says nothing about the other 3 switches or hints at having just one other VTP server and the rest as clients) I like to have at least 2 VTP servers per domain incase one dies. Then in task 2, you have to turn right around and make Cat1 a server, when the entire time, had the Guide not made the other 3 switches clients in the first place, there's no need to make any changes. Since this is just the Volume 1 labs (which I understand to be about the individual protocol), do I still need to worry about things like the above?? Full network reachability .... tasks that specify to do or not to do something by which you might add extra config to follow BCP's, etc It would seem to me that in some labs the solution guide makes some assumptions and does extra config that the task doesn't require (or any other task in the entire lab for that matter). Is this what I SHOULD be doing as well?? Solutions of isdom for the actual lab?? I don't like to make assumptions, but I know some of the questions are vague and I don't have a proctor behind me to clarify ;) I guess I get confused on some of the tasks about how to go about doing what is asked and how much extra config is needed as long as I satisfy the requirement. Then on top of that, I check my work against the solutions guide to find out I missed some config ... but I still successfully completed the task. Any comments, rants, bashing, questions, etc .... all welcome as I would like to hear others thoughts and experiences on my concerns. Sorry for the long rant!! TIA, M _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com
