Thanks a lot . very helpful On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 9:33 AM, Thomas Koch <koch1...@comcast.net> wrote:
> IP Expert Blended learning solution > > Thomas J Koch > Owner/Consultant > CCNA, CCVP > Digitones, LLC > Cell: 630-808-4910 > E-mail: digito...@comcast.net > -----Original Message----- > From: ccie_voice-boun...@onlinestudylist.com > [mailto:ccie_voice-boun...@onlinestudylist.com] On Behalf Of Wilson > Bolanos > Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 11:31 AM > To: Phil G; ccie OSL > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_Voice] V3 second attempt > > What is IPX-BLS? > > -----Original Message----- > From: ccie_voice-boun...@onlinestudylist.com > [mailto:ccie_voice-boun...@onlinestudylist.com] On Behalf Of Phil G > Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 8:16 AM > To: ccie OSL > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_Voice] V3 second attempt > > Here are my experience and strategy of journey to my CCIE: > > After passing the written exam last year in May, i wanted to schedule a > lab and was very suprised that the soonest date was in January 2009. So > i took my first lab on 14th of January. I started to learn in October > 2008 with my lab at my office, which was: 8 7960, 3 2801, 1 2651XM, a > 3750 as HQ-Switch, a 3550 as Branch-Switch, a VG248 and an ATA. Server > Software was running on a DL380G4 with VMWare Workstation. Here the > first advise: NEVER schedule a lab short time after Xmas. Your family > may accept that they don't see you a lot of time during your training, > but Xmas => no chance. :-) > > During my training for attempt #1 Cisco announced that the new V3-lab > will start in July 2009. So with 8 months waiting time for a lab-seat, > my first attempt in v2 would be my last attempt in v2. So all or nothing. > > I failed in January. I decided not to look every day if there my be a > free seat, because i just wanted to keep my level of training that high > with nearly no chance of a seat. So my first thought was, my project > CCIE will go on for me in 2010. > > But then in May 2009 i purchased the BLS solution of IPX and decided to > take a lab after the big change, so i scheduled a seat in August. I > started to rebuild my office lab, i got some 7965s and 7962s and the NFR > package and started to install the application-server on 2 DL380 G4 > running VMWare ESXi. I kicked the 2651XM out and got a 2821 instead. So > my lab was ready for V3. Then i took the first V3 attempt. I failed > again, but this time it was OK, because now i don't had to wait 8 months > again, it was easy to get a seat whenever i wanted. So i analysed my > attempt, and took my second and successful v3-attempt on 22nd of > October. The OEQ-part this time was harder for me than the first > v3-attempt, but then the lab was pretty cool. The next day i got my number! > > > Time strategy is one of the most crucial part of the lab. You need your > OWN strategy. I have read a lot of postings and websites about time > strategy. But my own time strategy was very unusual: > I am not very fast on the keyboard and on IOS my best friend is ? and > the TAB-key, even in the real lab. I practiced in my office lab the > configurations, so that i was able to do 95% of all configuration > without checking any documentation. I configured nothing in notepad, > everything was configured directly on router-prompt, with help of ? and > TAB. I configured the several sections as the appear in the workbook. > Yes, you read correct. Nothing with: Touch every equipment only once, or > sort by technology. I started with section 1 and ended with the last > section. And believe it or not: time was never an issue in my lab > attempts. At my last attempt i had 1,5 hours for troubleshooting and 1,5 > hours left for testing/checking the sections. > > Training-sources: The common SRNDs, and for V3 the IPX-BLS, especially > the VOL 2 Labs, and my first V3-attempt. Yes, folks, it is OK to fail, > if you analyse your attempt inside out and learn what your weak topics > are and what topics are OK. You must know everything what has not worked > in your failed attempt and and you must learn in your lab how it is > working. Don't make the same mistakes twice. > > HTH, > > Phil G > > > Phil G wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I took my second V3-lab attempt on Thursday in Brussels (my third > > attempt in sum) and finally i got my number! As you can imagine i am > > very happy that i finally nailed it down. I want to thank everybody on > > this list, which has been a very use- and helpful resource during > > intensive lab-preparation. > > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > >
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