Re: CCIE V4 lab failed yesterday

While I agree that troubleshooting experience in the field is a great
requisite for the troubleshooting section, I would say that
troubleshooting is a process. So even if you have years of troubleshooting
in the field, are you using a GOOD process that gets you to the resolution
both quickly and effectively?

I believe that is where the workbooks CAN play a role. Most of the
troubleshooting WB's that are out do teach a methodology for the PROCESS
of effectively troubleshooting.

Thanks
Larry Hadrava
CCIE #12203

Thanks

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Larry Hadrava, Larryh_at_INE.com
CCIE #12203 (R&S)
Internetwork Expert, Inc.
http://www.INE.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Atlanta CCIE" <atlantaccie_at_gmail.com>
Sent: Wed, November 4, 2009 9:26
Subject:Re: CCIE V4 lab failed yesterday
Tough luck. Goodluck on your next attempt.
I will say it again that no workbook can prepare you for TS. It comes
with experience in the field.
I remember folks saying that they don't want a # over 25k. I think you
want a RNS# over 25680 or so now so ppl know you did v4 :) no more
free rides aka CCIE# between feb-oct 19 :)
Good luck you can do it .
On 11/4/09, Stefan Geutjes <stefan.geutjes_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm gonna join the unlucky ones who failed the v4 lab exam r&amp;s.
> Yesterday i took my first attempt in Brussel.
>
> The oeq's was fairly easy.
>
> Then the hell began........troubleshooting section..
> Ive read a lot of reviews concerning "time management" before i went to the
> lab. I said to my self before i took the lab that i must spent at max 15
> minutes on a troubleshooting ticket. I wouldnt be that stupid to spent more
> time on a ticket..............?
> First ticket, 15 minutes past, i found no solution but i thougt im almost
> there.........25 minutes still not working but i'm almost there, 40 minutes
> damn then i realised it that i was stupid!!!! still not working and lost
33%
> of my time..... then a couple was easy and i fixed them in 10-15 minutes
> each. But ofcourse there were still 3 tickets open at the end of the 2 hour
> section (plus the first so i realised that that was the end of my lab).
>
> But ok i wouldnt give up and thought lets do my best on the config section
> so i be prepared better next time im gonna take the lab. (and YES i will do
> that soon...)
> L2 was easy.
> IGP's werent that difficult also, but was a lot of work for just a
couple of
> points............ In the test labs i did for internetworkexpert i could
> earn 3 times 3 points for the same as on the real lab 1 time 3
points.......
> Its look like the put different questions all in one question and just for
> that damn 3 points..
> Next BGP.............also practised a lot before entering the lab ofcourse,
> and i also has read a lot of tips that they say that you must read first
the
> whole question before start typing.,..... And yes ofcourse i didnt do that
> also. I had configured the whole section (at least 3 different questions on
> a internetworkexpertlab again put in 1 question) then i read the last line
> of the question..........and yes i had to make some changes to all routers
> again...
> Advanced services wasnt that hard if you had time to read on the doccd. I
> knew the technics and the commands but ofcourse the asked something special
> so you had to look it up and that takes time.  Some 3 point questions in
> here was just 2 lines in config (that are easy points......) next time skip
> BGP en add static routes en focus on the easy quick points ;-). The time
was
> far too less (i needed at least 1,5 hour extra to complete everything) so i
> couldnt do all the tasks.
>
> To make the story finishing i past the oeq and  failed on the other 2.
> If i stick to the rules i had learned before the lab maybe i made it i dont
> know. But it was a good lesson for me.
> I know i can succesfully beat the exam if i dont give up and study harder..
> So thats what i'm doing right now.. I started today again with reading
> doccd..
> I'm planning to do the exam again in jan of feb 2010. And that time i dont
> **** up!
>
> Stefan
>
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