Recreate the DOCCD solutions to the best of your ability. Narbik also has free updates for his students, in which, OER is covered, along with EEM.
Regards, Jay McMickle- CCIE #35355 Sent from iJay On May 9, 2012, at 1:21 PM, Mohammad Paracha <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jay, > > Congratulations!!. Great work. I also notice that OER is not covered in > vendor workbooks. OER is one of the last topics to cover. > What material you use for troubleshooting section. > > Thanks, > > Muhammad P > > ------------------------------ > On Tue, 8 May, 2012 11:44 PM EDT Jay McMickle wrote: > >> Thanks: >> I thank God. This has been a dream of mine for 6 years, and he solely >> helped me attain this! I don’t want to start a religion roll as we are all >> from different parts of the word and have different religious backgrounds. >> However, give God a year of your faith and belief and see if things don’t >> change! >> Secondly, my wife and family for dealing with me. It’s been a constant 2 >> years of knowing that I need to get home and lab. I thank those that have >> helped me on the forums, and especially Narbik. He gave me a personal >> relationship through my training, and even hung out with us until the wee >> morning hours during bootcamps to chat with us about anything and >> everything. He really does care and it shows in his work. Finally, I thank >> my employer. Without their support, I would have had to quit my job to get >> this accomplished in 2 years. >> >> Materials used: >> Global Knowledge CIERS1 bootcamp >> CCBootcamp MPLS for CCIE candidates (taken at Cisco LIVE) >> INE (video only) >> IPExpert Blended Learning Solution (Vol1 and 3 only, video on demand, audio >> on demand) >> CCBootcamp ALM bootcamp >> Narbik CIERS1 (attended twice) bootcamp, Advanced workbook, bootcamp 4.0 >> workbook >> >> Hardware used: >> I was using 2800/3800/3560’s hardware cabled for each vendor. >> >> Products that didn’t work: >> CCBootcamp workbooks- I attended a CCB in September 2011. The instructor >> (Rahim) was great and very knowledgeable. I attended a bootcamp, but >> quickly cancelled on day 2 due to the workbooks alone. There were so many >> typos, that even the instructor had to work through the workbooks to find >> that it mentions the wrong routers as part of the restrictions. This made >> me start to doubt myself- not a good way to learn! I’m sure the owner will >> come after me again for this posting, however, he did not follow up on his >> promise to rectify the situation (by receiving a beta version of the new >> workbooks) and I’m advising students away from your products as I said I >> would. I have a few more examples of the bad business practices, but I will >> spare you those details. WORST WORKBOOKS EVER! >> >> Dates: >> - April 30, 2010- Passed CCIE R&S Written >> >> - May 3, 2010- Global Knowledge Bootcamp, CIERS1 (San Jose, California) >> >> - July 2010- Passed CCIE Security written (Free test at Cisco LIVE) >> >> - July 2010-Dec. 2011 >> I was averaging 15 hours a week of rack time over 4-5 days a week. >> >> - June 2011 >> I attended Narbik’s CIERS1 bootcamp. WHOA. That’s a lot to take in, but >> amazing training. The man is a walking IOS dictionary and can rattle off 7 >> levels deep of IOS commands. I learned his theory (not verbatim) that if >> you need a sh run or to use a “?”, you aren’t ready for the lab. I carried >> this with me throughout my studies after that. Narbik taught me to look at >> the requirement or question, think about what technology is at hand, and if >> it’s a global, or interface command before starting in on a solution. Great >> advice! >> >> - Nov, 2011 >> I attended Narbik’s CIERS1 bootcamp for the second time. I was better >> prepared and did much better on my assessment labs. I felt close to ready, >> but Narbik informed me that I wasn’t ready. Yet, I still had to make my >> attempt at the Lab to qualify for the Lab Safe program. >> >> - Dec. 13, 2011 >> My first attempt at the CCIE R&S lab. I got a 50% (avg) on the config >> section, and an 18% on troubleshooting. I didn’t expect to pass, but I was >> forced (so to speak) to take the lab by the end of the year to qualify for >> the “Lab Safe” program (free second attempt). >> >> - Dec. 15- 2011 >> Kicked my labbing into high gear, and focused on the technologies I didn’t >> know well. These were mainly IP Services. >> >> - Dec. 20, 2011-March 20, 2012 >> Stepped up my lab times to 25 hours a week. My method was this- Run through >> IPX VOL1 for the technologies I saw that I didn’t know well. This was about >> 12 topics. Run through IPX VOL3 Mock labs very slowly. In fact, I >> sometimes took 16-20 hours for a Mock lab because I was looking them up on >> the DOCCD, and playing with different options to actually break the solution >> and finding a second solution as an alternative. This was a key building >> block for me. I want through Narbik’s Adv. workbooks and Bootcamp 4.0 >> workbooks. I especially liked Narbik’s workbooks for the reason for the >> solution. If I didn’t know something in-depth, Narbik’s workbooks were my >> direct solution. All of the vendors workbooks were still weak in IP >> Services, especially EEM an OER. I know that Narbik, and I’m sure the other >> vendors will as well, have updates to their workbooks as this has been >> mentioned time and time again. I believe Brain with INE > has >> committed to releasing something soon. >> >> - March 20-April 30, 2012 >> Kicked my labbing into high gear. My job allowed me to work from home, so I >> was averaging 30 hours a week (7 days a week) without any days off from >> labbing. Those last 5 weeks were rough! I was staying up late at night, >> drinking Monster energy drinks, and chasing them with Red Bull energy >> drinks! Up until midnight/1am, and getting up at 6am, taking my girls to >> school, going to the gym, and then heading back to the house to lab/work. >> The last week before my lab, I actually took a week of vacation and turned >> off my email and didn’t answer my work phone except at breaks. >> >> - May 1, 2012 >> Passed CCIE R&S Lab in San Jose! Although they say to stop labbing and >> relax your mind, I don't work like that. I labbed until midnight the night >> before the lab in my hotel, and labbed for an hour that morning. This is >> partially because my mind was conditioned to do that (lab late), and I >> wanted my mind alert and fingers ready that morning for the lab. I didn't >> feel it was proper to show up and not have the mentality for the wording of >> the lab. *NOTE* You could have cut the tension with a knife in the waiting >> area prior to the lab at Cisco's San Jose's office. I couldn't help but >> crack jokes! Probably my way of dealing with nervous situations. Also, it >> took 10 hours for my email that I passed! AHHHHH! Why was it that when I >> failed I knew in 2 hours? Needless to say, I got zero sleep that night! >> >> *My tips to success* >> When you lab up, take your time to learn a technology. When you learn it, >> go to a different vendor and work their technology based labs. Go through >> them, fix it, and break it. Get fancy with it and find another way to do it >> (because there is always another way and you might get a restriction that >> will throw you for a loop). >> >> Preferred vendors (there is no single vendor), and why- >> Narbik-Workbooks are in different degrees of difficulty, they build upon >> each other, and have a VERY detailed explanation to learn from. After >> paying for his bootcamp and attending, you can re-take the bootcamps if >> seats are available for free. With the amount of information delivered, I >> highly recommend taking it at least twice! >> >> IPExpert- VERY hard, right out of the box! But, their BLS has video’s that >> help understand how, but not why. It’s up to you to learn the technology >> prior to working their labs. The VOD is a “death by slideshow” that didn’t >> help me at all. I did thoroughly enjoy their video on demand. I have a >> lengthy drive to work each day, and these came in handy to some extent. >> But, once I found myself solid on a technology, and I was done with Narbik’s >> workbooks, this is where I went. This is for the advanced student that >> feels they are ready, but in my opinion, not a learning tool. >> >> INE- Their all access pass is great, and offers you discounted rates on >> their CCIE workbooks. Their video’s are REALLY good. For a lot of >> candidates, INE is a good choice as their hardware is 1800/2600 model >> routers and less of a financial impact. >> >> Cisco 360- I don’t care for the workbooks, but their assessment labs are >> good to get a feel of the lab interface, and gives you an idea via a score >> of where you are. If you can score high on these labs, you will do good on >> the labs. But, I saw technologies on the lab that I did not get tested on >> within the Assessment labs. >> >> I hope this helps you. Now, onto CCIE Security! Re-cabling my racks now >> for IPExpert and Narbik's layouts. ;) >> >> God Bless. >> >> Regards, >> Jay McMickle- CCIE #35355 >> >> >> Regards, >> Jay McMickle- CCIE #35355 >> _______________________________________________ >> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please >> visit www.ipexpert.com >> >> Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out >> www.PlatinumPlacement.com >> >> http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out www.PlatinumPlacement.com http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs
