hey jerome et al -

my first post here :) ...  when i FIRST took the lab back in v2.0, i was
very careful about what documentation to practice using.  i had practiced
and practiced with ASA and IOS docs but had forgotten switching really (had
always referred back to books).  i knew not to use "search" too so avoided
it (i equate searching with a search engine - not that POS...)?

then there was some kind of request that i didn't know and had trouble
finding it (specifically switch security-related).    i found what i needed
through the product navigator, but the IOS-based stuff is laid out like
garbage (to this day i struggled to find it... :) ).  i think i got taken to
a deployment guide / white paper disguised as a config example and that was
certainly off limits.

i actually got really flustered and ended up asking the proctor what sites
were allowed since it seemed contrary from what my study-mates and CCIEs AND
the lab blueprint had said.  i'll bet they were using IOS URL-filtering with
regexs :p .  needless to say i missed that one and spent way too much time
on it and it probably affected me mentally more than it should've.


long story short, now that i'm starting up again, a few days ago i started
trying to memorize the clicks i needed.  since you asked, i will propose the
following click sequences... feel free to fill in any missing blanks or call
me crazy!


*starting here:*
http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/psa/configure.html

*ASA*

   - > Products > Security > Firewall > Firewall Appliances > Cisco ASA 5500
   Series Adaptive Security Appliances
      - Configuration Guides
         - Cisco Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide,
         Version 8.0

*IOS*

   - > Products > Cisco IOS and NX-OS Software > Cisco IOS > Cisco IOS
   Software Release 12.4 Family > Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.4 T
      - Configuration Guides
         - Cisco IOS Network Management Configuration Guide (SNMP and NTP)
         - Cisco IOS Security Configuration Guide: Secure Connectivity (VPN)
         - Cisco IOS Security Configuration Guide: Securing User Services
         (AAA)
         - Cisco IOS Security Configuration Guide: Securing the Data Plane
         (FW and IDS)
         - Cisco IOS IP Routing: <ROUTING_PROTOCOL> (routing protocols)

*SWITCH*

   - > Products> Switches > LAN Switches - Access > Cisco Catalyst 3750
   Series Switches
      - Configure > Configuration Guides
         - Catalyst 3750 Switch Software Configuration Guide, 12.2(44)SE


i intentionally left out ACS and VPNC because those docs will not be very
helpful IMHO.  hope this all helps!!!

take care!

andrew


p.s. - i found this thread useful:
https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/2026168

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Robert Gridley <[email protected]> wrote:

>  Hi ,
>
> I had my first Lab experinece a week ago and I was able to use the most of
> the support sites which you can see online. There was no search, but the
> normal support stuff was available.
>
> reagards,
>
>
> bobby
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Jerome Dolphin <[email protected]>
> *To:* OSL Security <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 10, 2011 9:56 PM
> *Subject:* [OSL | CCIE_Security] Documentation access in the lab
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I know this has been done to death, and I know Tyson posted a question to
> Yusuf (https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/136214?tstart=0&viewcondensed) 
> and Yusuf responded stating that tech notes, config gudies and command
> references are available in the lab. But, a colleague recently say the CCIE
> Security lab and said that the documentation access is heavily filtered and
> much of the useful content is not available. I think Tacack reported a
> similar experience some time ago.Does anyone else have any recent experience
> with this?
>
> Cheers, Jerome
>
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