Re: OT - VSS and CCIE 4.0

A CCNP test should have 4 3560s. ?

So you basically propose to rename current CCIE to CCNP and making new
CCIE as popular as Architect cert. I have no problem with that :)

On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 4:23 AM, Narbik Kocharians <narbikk_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> I do agree with Shahid, but if it was up to me, the following is what I
> would recommend:
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> 1. *The written exam should match the R&S blueprint*; it should be the
> theory part of the lab. I believe that this will keep every one honest and
> knowledgeable; because a CCIE candidate will know that this section is the
> most important aspect of this cert; besides the fact that they have to keep
> on referring back to that information when they have difficulty
> understanding a given configuration.
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> 2. *Remove some of the 3560 switches, and add 6500s*, this can be either 2
> of each, or any combination. This can somewhat emulate the real world. There
> are many differences between the two boxes. No matter where you go these
> days, you will see these boxes. Could you imagine how well you would know
> what s used out there? Your confidence level will be different.
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> A CCNP test should have 4 3560s.
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> 3. *Remove the written test for re-certification*, and instead add a
> mandatory lab every 5 years, this will keep us all at our BEST. Maybe allow
> three attempts before revoking the CCIE number.
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> 4. *Go back to the days that the topology and the questions were given to us
> on paper*. I do not buy the fact that this saves trees and etc etc,
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> 5. *Give CCIEs something like a License that has the candidates picture*, i
> see a lot of people faking a lot of people, believe it or not in few
> occasions i was teaching two different classes in two different parts of the
> world all at the same time, and one of us was horrible.
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> 6. *I like to see the "two day" lab back again*. Could you
> imagine..........8 hours of configuration on day one, and another 8 hours of
> TS on day two; the TS should NOT have anything to do with what you
> configured on day one. Increase the price of the test to accommodate this
> change. Wouldn t that be exciting?
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> Maybe i am going crazy, i have been writing labs all day........i am going
> to sleep.
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> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Shahid Ansari <shahid1357_at_gmail.com> wrote:

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