John, Your best bet is to take either the composite exam or the recert exam. Both will get you recertified and both are only one exam rather than 4. If you can wait until the composite exam comes online (August 7th) that one may be best since it looks like it will recertify both CCNP and CCDP at the same time. I'm planning on taking the composite myself.
If you do have to do all four test, I'd suggest taking the foundation and the CIT bt you'll have to be quick since the foundation is being phased out on September 7th. After that its the composite, BCRAN, and CIT. Karen *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 7/10/2003 at 9:57 PM John Cianfarani wrote: >I really do hate thinking I will lose it, but with any good luck it >should only be expired for a few weeks. I plan to write the 4 exams >within about a 4-5 week timeframe. >I don't really have enough time to do it for the 21st, unless all I do >is braindump it, but would prefer to go over all the material to >remember what I forgot and go over whatever is new, instead. I figure >this way I'll end up writing BSCI which help in going for any of the >CCIP's. I would have preferred just to write the Composite exam then I >could renew CCNP and CCDP at the same time. But such is life with Cisco >Certs. > >Thanks for the IS-IS document. >John > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 3:22 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: CCNP ReCert Questions [7:72071] > >John Cianfarani wrote: >> >> Well I decided I wouldn't push it in such a short timeframe >> with the one >> exam. With work and whatever else probably won't have enough >> time to >> study fully for it. So I will write either all 4 again, or >> cit/bcran >> and then the new Composite once it's out. > > >You shouldn't lose your CCNP, albeit temporarily (hopefully). Think how >hard >you worked to get it. How will you feel when you can no longer say you >have >it? I think you should try the recert exam. > >I'm sorry if I scared you by saying it is hard. It is hard, but study >the >IS-IS supplement from Cisco Press and some material on multilayer >switching >and eat a lot of blueberries. At least give it a try. > >Here's a link on multilayer switching: > >http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121cgcr/ >switch_c/xcprt5/xcdmsov.htm > >Do you know about the free PDF document that Cisco Press put out on >IS-IS >for BSCI candidates? When Cisco added IS-IS, Cisco Press didn't have a >book >out yet that covered it (from a BSCI viewpoint anyway), so they put out >a >PDF. Here's a link: > >http://www.ciscopress.com/content/images/1578702283/downloads/BSCNSupple >ment.pdf?session_id={D6502E20-0A8E-4868-8FE7-5A1A54F64857} > >Good luck whichever way you go, but I definitely recommend not lettting >your >CCNP disappear, even temporarily. > >Priscilla > >> >> Anyone know if the Composite will count towards things like >> CCIP? If it >> doesn't I'd just take the 4 exam route. >> >> Thanks >> John >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 7:22 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: CCNP ReCert Questions [7:72071] >> >> Amazing wrote: >> > >> > I just did the CCNP recet test two weeks ago and passed with >> > not too much >> > studying -- used boson test to see my weak areas and just >> > brushed up on >> > those areas -- hint -- you can use the same study materials >> you >> > used three >> > years ago -- nothing has changed. >> >> I wouldn't recommend just using the same material as 3 years >> ago. There >> are >> some new topics, like IS-IS for Routing and multilayer >> switching for >> Switching. Support and Remote Access seemed to be pretty >> similar, but >> those >> other two were pretty different from 3 years ago, at least in >> my test. I >> found it to be a two-Tums-package test for sure, depsite a good >> score in >> the >> end. >> >> > >> > as to the answer to your questions, my experience has been >> that >> > you should >> > go directly to cisco with these questions so you have a >> >> I defintely agree there. Go to Cisco. Even if we give you an >> answer, the >> Authoritative Bit will not be set. :-) That won't stop me >> though from >> adding >> a few more comments below.... >> >> > documented answer >> > when they change their mind later on ;-) >> > >> > d >> > >> > >> > ""John Cianfarani"" wrote in message >> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > I have to recert my CCNP by the 21st of this month. (yeah I >> > know I left >> > > it late, but I was busy upgrading my CSS1 to CCSP). >> > > >> > > I notice they have a new test coming out ( 642-891 ) Called >> > Composite >> > > which is based on BSCI and BCMSN, which will also let you >> > recert your >> > > CCNP and CCDP with at the same time. Now that test doesn't >> > come out >> > > until Aug 7th. Anyone know if there is still a Beta of this >> > exam >> > > available to write? >> >> I don't think they ever did a beta for that new composite exam >> that >> suddenly >> popped up? Maybe it will still come out? >> >> >Or if Writing BSCI / BCMSN is equivalent? >> >> I doubt you can just write BSCI and BCMSN to get recertified. >> >> > > >> > > Also anyone know a way extended you recert date maybe by >> > writing a >> > > current CCNP exam or something or am I just gonna have to >> > buckle down >> > > and write the 640-851 CCNP Recert exam? >> >> Just do it. It's not that painful. :-) And I think it's your >> only >> option. >> Ask Cisco and check your tracking info to be sure. Good luck! >> >> Priscilla >> >> >> > > >> > > Thanks! >> > > John A rose by any other name is Cisco specific terminology... 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