Oh. I stand corrected. Hopefully I will soon have this problem to worry about. :-)
-Randy On Jun 19, 2012, at 8:54 AM, Marko Milivojevic <[email protected]> wrote: > I passed of course, but not with 1000. There are things I don't know or have > forgotten ;-) > > You are recertified for 2 years from your original recertification deadline. > The date when you pass your written is not relevant. So yeah, if you > recertify a month after you passed the lab, you're good for 4 years minus one > month ;-) > > -- > Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 > > :: This message was sent from a mobile device. I apologize for errors and > brevity. :: > > On Jun 19, 2012, at 11:45, Randy Knighton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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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