Re: CCIE R&S v4.0 results on as good as I hoped

Roy,

The SP track was actually some thing I was looking to do any way. Being
that I am < 24 hours after my lab it might just be emotion speaking. I
still want to go back and beat the R&S exam. I have put to much time and
dedication in it to quit now! I will get it, i am just not sure of the
path I will take to get there now.

Chris

On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Roy Waterman <roy.waterman_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Chris
>
> Thanks for your feedback & shame you didnt pass this time.
> Am just wondering, you mentioned you would be pursuing the SP track.
> Knowing what it will take to pass the lab, can I ask why you just dont
> carry on, & prepare to pass it?
> After all, if you restart in 6-9 months, it may well take you longer to get
> back up to the stage that you are now?
>
> Regards
> Roy
>
> 2009/10/31 Christopher Copley <copley.chris_at_gmail.com>
>
>> All,
>>
>> I just got back from the lab yesterday and I have to say the above
>> comments
>> in this post are right on 100%. IMHO there are no more so called core
>> and
>> non-core tasks! You have to now go into the lab with a nearly perfect
>> knowledge of EVERY THING on the blue print. In my past studies I focused
>> very hard on L2, L3 & some of the smaller topics like services (i.e. ntp,
>> drp, netflow, etc) I knew well, but knew where they were in the DocCD.
>> ***YOU CAN NOT DO THIS NOW!!!!****. With out breaking NDA, lets say you
>> have a question in trouble shooting on what in the past was a Non-Core
>> topic. You DO NOT have time to go to the DocCD. You have to be able to
>> spit out any solution both Core and Non-Core and any tweek on it with out
>> looking at the DocCD.
>>
>> I have worked on my company's IT Emergency Response Team for a number of
>> years now, and I have to say the way the new Trouble shooting section is
>> designed made me feel like I was in a ERT swarm session. The time limit
>> and
>> the clock counting down adds a TON of pressure!!! The only thing that was
>> missing was a VP, and CIO standing over my shoulder with a upset look on
>> their face!!!
>>
>> I will agree with what everything people are saying about the Trouble
>> shooting Section. The question are VERY vague, but in my experience this
>> is
>> the type of trouble tickets I get at work. Typically I get tickets from
>> my
>> NOC that say network node "X" is unreachable, and that is ALL that is in
>> the
>> ticket. I think the CCIE team must have asked customers for copies of
>> there
>> NOC tickets and emulated them in the exam. This new Trouble Shooting
>> section really raises the bar and the focus on the CCIE exam. This is not
>> my first attempt at the lab, and I will say it is totally different that
>> the
>> V3 lab.
>>
>> I feel we all have to shift the way we study in order to pass the new
>> exam.
>> I would not say memorize the Non-core tasks but learn them just as well as
>> core tasks. Focus on the Blue Print VERY VERY hard. If it is on the
>> Blue
>> Print know it 125% If you see it on the Blue print you have to be able to
>> spit out every thing on the subject with out the DocCD for any help!!!
>>
>> OEQ - Same old stuff, nothing new here. But I feel with the new Trouble
>> shooting section it is now pointless and a waist of time.
>>
>> Config section - Just like every one has said, there are less sections,
>> but
>> more tasks in each section. So basically the same old lab in a 5.5 hour
>> session. No time for the DocCD if you need help. You have to be in a
>> rush
>> the whole lab. I really recommend that everyone goes any buys a stop
>> watch
>> and start timing your config sections and find ways to shorten your time
>> on
>> every study section.
>>
>>
>> My results - I dont have the official results yet, but I already know I
>> failed. I was not able to get enough trouble tickets done by the time
>> limit. I did the math and knew I did not reach the ~80% to pass. When
>> the clock hit and I knew I did not pass the TS it took me nearly 30 min to
>> pick my self up and continue on with the config section. Knowing that the
>> rest of my day was basically a waist of my time, I found it VERY hard to
>> bring myself to go through the pain of the rest of the lab, when I knew it
>> was in vain.
>>
>> I am going to go back to study and shift my focus, and try again in maybe
>> 6
>> or 9 months. Service Provider here I come!!!
>>
>> I hope this helps everyone out there, and good luck!!!
>>
>> Chris
>>
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