Kenneth,
I'm using 360 now since I had it for the Voice track already and it just
converted over. I highly recommend 360 because of the practice labs. Since
you're a Cisco employee, you can probably get it for close to nothing or
free. I'd ask your manager. I don't believe IPExpert has anything out yet,
but I do feel their training material and VoDs are far better than 360.
Having gone through both programs, I'd say IPExpert has the edge, but
again, the practice tests from 360 are a HUGE help simply because they're
graded using the same engine as the real test.
Josh
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Kenneth Staples (kstaples) <
kstap...@cisco.com> wrote:
> For those of you that are starting or now moving from your old voice
> studies to the now "new collab" studies, which material are you using (360,
> IPExperts, etc)?
>
> Ideally, I'd like to start with getting set up, going through scenarios
> and example questions to get fully lab ready before attending an IPExperts
> training.
>
>
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> From: Bill Lake
> Date: Thursday, December 12, 2013 8:38 AM
> To: "wilson.sam...@bt.com"
> Cc: CCIE Study
>
> Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_Voice] CCIE Lab Prep via VMware
>
> Well, I found using ESXi and creating a lab workstation as one of my
> VM's worked well. I setup with a remote access client and I had access to
> my lab from anywhere and from any device supported by my client.
>
> This was very helpful and you don't need a full blown server (I have a
> Intel i5 with desktop board and 16GB RAM, I use 3 HDD to spread out the
> VM's and multiple NIC's to separate server traffic) as you just need enough
> memory as this is just a lab.
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 7:34 AM, wrote:
>
>> Thanks Justin for the post.
>>
>> I have had used the Dell Precision 390 with 16 G RAM, however the noise
>> and the power consumption is just bit crazy and the second most important
>> aspect is that, one can be mobile with Mac Pro, not a doable situation with
>> fat cat server.
>>
>> Btw, have you already passed your Lab?
>>
>> If you are in case preparing for the Collab version, I wanted to know if
>> there are IPExpert is already providing the training for it and what about
>> the lab network layout for the same.
>>
>> Regards
>> Sam Wilson
>>
>> --
>> *From:* ccie_voice-boun...@onlinestudylist.com [
>> ccie_voice-boun...@onlinestudylist.com] On Behalf Of Justin Carney [
>> justin.s.car...@gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, December 12, 2013 8:24 AM
>> *To:* Chrysostomos Christofi
>> *Cc:* ccie_voice@onlinestudylist.com, (ccie_voice@onlinestudylist.com)
>> *Subject:* Re: [OSL | CCIE_Voice] CCIE Lab Prep via VMware
>>
>> I have been using an older macbook pro with 16gb to run my vms on
>> fusion. (I was running the officially supported 8gb max up until 2 months
>> ago when I got a 16gb kit on amazon for $150)
>>
>> I use the physical ethernet port in bridged mode (ie no nat, vms have
>> layer 2 access to the eth0 port) for all vms and have my physical switch
>> (hq switch) directly connected. All routers are behind the access switch
>> and when I practice lan qos I just use an unused switchport since my "pc"
>> port is also my "server" port.
>>
>> On my mac I also have wifi enabled and that has a default route. The
>> phys eth0 port has a static ip (same subnet as my vms) but NO default
>> route. I use the mac os x terminal app (think cmd prompt on a pc) to add
>> static routes to all vm/lab subnets to use the eth0 while general internet
>> traffic uses wifi default route. In this setup I *could* access gui from
>> mac (ffox, safari, chrome) to cucm but latley I have used an xp vm full
>> screen on an external monitor for my mock labs...to avoid nuances in my mac
>> os x (non-ie browsers and terminal) versus the win xp (ie and putty) when
>> you sit the real lab.
>>
>> If you're willing to spend the cash I highly recommend using hard phones
>> (I just use 7961) and your own switch and routers. The reason I used my
>> laptop rather than a beefy server was because I can take the vms with me
>> anywhere and practice the gui sections while at work or travelling. (I
>> could also use softphones to practice using o
