What if you reload it when the proctor says "time for lunch!" ?

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On Oct 18, 2012, at 8:36 PM, Michael Davis - Webquor <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> Hi everyone - My question is "why would you do it?"  if the question only
> asks you to ensure that two devices are CDP neighbours and that is it,
> then there is no need.
> The proctor at Sydney said that nothing outside the scope of the question
> was looked at or verified, and any extra configuration was not looked at
> providing it didn't interfere with the working configuration.  So to save
> time I would leave it alone in that case.
> After being through the lab and having finished the config section with 30
> secs to go, I can definitely see that the extra 5-10 mins taken to reload
> a switch/s and verify everything has come back up again could hurt.
> 
> On 19/10/12 2:58 AM, "Bob McCouch" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> I would just do it! But a few minutes ago you said you wouldn't bother
>> unless the task mentioned a 1500-byte MTU so I was curious why you
>> lean that way vs the "safe" path. Just concern for the time of a
>> reboot?
>> 
>> Bob
>> -- 
>> Sent from my iPhone, please excuse any typos.
>> 
>> On Oct 18, 2012, at 11:55 AM, Marko Milivojevic <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> It's a tough call to make really. The only correct answer must come
>>> from someone who's grading the lab. You know what needs to be done to
>>> be safe, so... why not just do it?
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S)
>>> Senior CCIE Instructor - IPexpert
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Bob McCouch <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Ha, got me on that one! Yes, they'd need to specify the df-bit.
>>>> 
>>>> Here's my question on interpretation then... Cisco's documentation on
>>>> QQ
>>>> tunneling states that you "must" bump the MTU:
>>>> 
>>>> "Because the IEEE 802.1Q tunneling feature increases the frame size by
>>>> 4
>>>> bytes when the metro tag is added, you must configure all switches in
>>>> the
>>>> service-provider network to be able to process maximum frames by
>>>> increasing
>>>> the switch system MTU size to at least 1504 bytes." (emphasis mine,
>>>> source
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3560/software/relea
>>>> se/12.2_46_se/configuration/guide/swtunnel.html#wp1001068)
>>>> 
>>>> With this in mind, should we not assume that means we have to do it,
>>>> as the
>>>> config guide states it as a "must"? Just like MTU on PPPoE interfaces
>>>> --
>>>> I've configured PPPoE dialer interfaces just fine without specifying
>>>> 1492
>>>> MTU, but every time you see an official example config (or an IPExpert
>>>> DSG
>>>> solution as well!) they specify the MTU. I have assumed that means I
>>>> damn
>>>> well better do it too if I want points on such a task.
>>>> 
>>>> What do you think, Marko?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Marko Milivojevic
>>>> <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Bob McCouch <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> And if the grading script used "ping X.X.X.X size 1500" to test? :-)
>>>>> 
>>>>> It would still work, since packets would be fragmented ;-). On the
>>>>> other hand, if they added "df-bit" to that command... another story.
>>>>> 
>>>>> That said - unless the lab asks for 1500-byte payload, I wouldn't
>>>>> bother with it. Then again, if you think rebooting a switch won't take
>>>>> from your time, why not do it and not worry? Just keep in mind that
>>>>> changing "system mtu" will change IP MTU as well, which may have
>>>>> impact for routing protocols running on the switch. Luckily, you can
>>>>> fix that without a reboot with "system mtu routing"
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S)
>>>>> Senior CCIE Instructor - IPexpert
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> How about routing adjacencies? Might OSPF get tripped up by neighbors
>>>>>> agreeing they have 1500 byte MTU, but not being able to actually pass
>>>>>> 1500
>>>>>> during LSADB sync?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The devil is in those details.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Mills, Derek <
>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Good questions Bob and I guess I need to know the answers. Perhaps
>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>> downfall is that I would configure it, run a few various pings to
>>>>>>> verify
>>>>>>> the reachability requirement, and would count those points when
>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>> no other lab requirements indicating that an mtu change is
>>>>>>> warranted.****
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ** **
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ** **
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ** **
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ** **
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ** **
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> *From:* Bob McCouch [mailto:[email protected]]
>>>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:17 AM
>>>>>>> *To:* Mills, Derek
>>>>>>> *Cc:* [email protected]
>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Dot1q Tunnel and MTU****
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ** **
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi Derek,****
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ** **
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> You say "most times" and you are correct. What are the times it
>>>>>>> wouldn't
>>>>>>> work? How might those times bite you either while configuring later
>>>>>>> elements of your lab, or how they might test your solution with a
>>>>>>> grading
>>>>>>> script?****
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ** **
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> We must learn the right thing to do, even if IOS doesn't warn you
>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>> something. :-)****
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ** **
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ** **
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 9:01 AM, Mills, Derek <
>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:****
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Most times configuring dot1q tunnel in the lab will work just fine
>>>>>>> without
>>>>>>> changing the MTU on the switches. What is the opinion on whether we
>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>> change it or not? If there is a specific task requirement for it
>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> no question, but is it expected and standard procedure just to
>>>>>>> increase
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>> ALL the time when you configure it? Will you miss the points if you
>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>> configure it?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> DEREK MILLS
>>>>>>> <><
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
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