I am pretty sure it only extends 2 years from the date you pass the written.
-Randy On Jun 19, 2012, at 6:59 AM, Ken Wyan <[email protected]> wrote: > Marko should have passed the test with 1000 marks. > > I have one doubt about recertification. I passed CCIE Lab (first one) this > year only. > > If I pass a written CCIE test now , will my CCIE expiry date will be > extended by 2 more years from the current CCIE expiry date? (from 2014 to > 2016) > Or will it extend to only 2 years from my new CCIE written exam date ? > > Thanks > > > > > On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Michael Davis - Webquor < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Marko - Great Blog . Did you mention whether you passed the written or >> not?? :) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay McMickle >> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 11:31 AM >> To: IPExpert Online >> Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Cisco Live 2012 – CCIE R&S News >> >> Marko, >> Thanks for the info, and it was nice to meet you as well at the Hard Rock >> Bar. >> >> Good write up. >> >> >> Regards, >> Jay McMickle- CCIE #35355 (R&S) >> >> >>> After 4 days of incredible technical sessions, social events and >>> overall great fun, another Cisco Live has come to an end. Let’s see >>> what’s new, if anything for those pursuing the CCIE R&S certification. >>> >>> I will divide this post in three sections. I will dedicate one to the >>> CCIE R&S Written test, one to CCIE R&S Lab and the last one to the few >>> hints and updates about future of the CCIE. >>> Written Exam >>> - No blueprint changes. >>> - No format updates. >>> - Opinion: The best Cisco certification test I have ever seen! >>> Let me tell you a short story of my CCIE recertification. >>> >>> As every year, I took the opportunity to recertify my CCIE at Cisco >>> Live, since the exam is included with the full conference pass. A >>> couple of days before taking, I expressed my concerns to Cisco’s CCIE >>> Program Manager explaining how I feel – which was that I would be >>> spending two hours of my life looking at misspelled questions, blurry >>> diagrams and dealing with the overall pain that IT certification exams >>> unfortunately are. Instead of a defensive response, he smiled and told >>> me to take the exam and let him know I feel after taking the test – >>> having added that HE took the quality as almost a personal goal. >>> Knowing whom I’m dealing with there, I got instantly scared – >>> wondering if I’d pass or not (I have great respect for that particular >>> man – after all, you can’t be a nobody and run the CCIE R&S program!). >>> >>> I went to the test, started going through it and half-way through it >>> hit me. This was probably the best ever Cisco certification test I >>> have ever taken! All the diagrams were crystal clear and not only that >>> – they had a consistent look and feel. Questions were tough and >>> challenging. >>> >>> After the exam, I took of to look for the said Program Manager and the >>> only thing I could bring myself to say was “Well done!” I was >>> positively surprised! >>> Lab Exam >>> - No blueprint changes. >>> - No format updates. >>> - Opinion: This blueprint is here to stay for at least a year. >>> It’s really difficult to write an essay about something that has not >>> changed since the last time I wrote about it. The best thing I can do >>> is to link to my previous year report from CCIE R&S Techtorial at >>> Cisco Live. Here is the link to that article: Cisco Live 2011 News and >>> Updates: CCIE Routing and Switching. Everything said in the linked >>> article pretty much remains the same, but let me also add a few things >>> that were emphasized this time around. >>> >>> The presenters emphasized heavily the quality assurance part of the >>> exam process and explained the several steps in the lifecycle of the >>> exam and associated blueprint. The goal is to create a high quality >>> lab exam that is able to certify a minimally qualified candidate for >>> the job role of a routing and switching network engineer. It’s >>> interesting that there is even a separate multi-step process that >>> deals with defining that job description and mapping technologies to >>> it. It’s much less ad-hoc than most people think and contrary to >>> popular belief, exams are not written by Proctors themselves. >>> >>> Another heavy emphasis was on the importance of the task dependencies >>> in the configuration section of the test. While we are all aware of >>> this importance, I have to stress out that some of the dependencies >>> students encounter when being tested are not exactly obvious. In the >>> presentation an extreme (for the lack of better word) example was used >>> that got us all up in arms, but after some reflection, I believe they >>> are absolutely right in using it as an illustration outlining >>> unexpected behavior that could result in a loss of points. As an >>> instructor, I also have to emphasize the importance of dependencies in >>> the configuration section, obvious and not-so-obvious ones. This is, >>> in my humble opinion, something that causes most people not to pass >>> the test. >>> Rumor Mill >>> Let me clarify and reiterate the subtitle here: Everything you read >>> below thins point may or may not happen. These are only bits and >>> pieces hinted at the Cisco Live in public presentations, conversations >>> I had in the Certifications Lounge between various engineers and >>> Program Managers, and my direct interactions with Mr. John Chambers >>> (Cisco CEO), whom I had the pleasure to briefly meet, as well as Ms. >>> Jeanne Dunn (Vice President of Learning at Cisco), who was kind enough >>> to provide me with some nice answers to my questions. None of these >>> are confirmed news or plans. >>> >>> As I mentioned in the previous paragraph, I had the unique pleasure to >>> meet with Mr. John Chambers during Cisco Live NetVet CCIE/CCDE >>> reception and ask couple of questions. Since he is a very busy man, I >>> had to carefully consider what I thought was of importance and one >>> thing was extremely obvious to me. I really wanted to know when and if >>> we can expect to have an officially sanctioned IOS emulator from Cisco. >>> We all know it exists (IOU), but Cisco is not selling it to us. I was >>> surprised to hear that not only are they committed to it, they even >>> have an internally set date for the release of the product that will >>> be an update to the existing Learning Labs. The updated product will >>> allow customers to model their own virtual topologies and test their >>> functionality. I have a feeling that this will be an amazing >>> replacement for an aging unofficial emulator, GNS3 that served us >>> faithfully for years. No information about pricing was given. I was >>> referred to another Cisco eExecutive for further follow-up on this >>> subject, which I will do soon and if the news are so interesting and >>> exciting as I hope they are, I will update you! >>> >>> Lastly, I want to talk about the new CCIE R&S version 5 blueprint… >>> Yes, it’s coming, but not for a year at least. There are not even >>> internal dates set, but work processes have started and this time next >>> year, I will most likely be writing about the changes in the exam. >>> What they will be is also not quite clear at this point and I can only >>> speculate, which I will refrain from doing. Those of you who are >>> planning on becoming CCIEs this year have no concerns about what happens >> after that! >>> >>> Oh – Also – thank you to all who walked over to me to introduce >>> yourself and of course to those of you whom I already knew. 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