I took the exam in San Jose. I don't know about the server responses on
dedicated machine, but for the virtual servers (unfortunately which i was on),
it's slow. At first, it was okay, but toward the afternoon, it was very slow.
I was just pulling my hair out waiting for it to refresh. I guess Cisco starts
to migrate to virtual servers for all of the exam pods.
As for the IPCC script, i would just skip that section. I guess i could learn
it, but it would take too much time to implement and i would have to spend lots
of time troubleshooting it to get it to work properly. Even then, i don't know
if i would get points for it, so i rather concentrate my time on other sections
and just leave the scripting alone.
JD> Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 10:56:34 -0500> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL
PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_Voice] First Failed Attempt at CCIE LAb>
CC: [email protected]> > I ran into the same problem with the R&S
lab... there might be 3 or 4> ways to do something, but only one of them gets
you points... not sure> if this is the same thing on the CCIE Voice lab... but
I would bet it> is.> > No idea on how they grade the test.> > But I think a lot
has to do with how you use the proctor... so, if> there are 2 ways to do
something, that means to go to the proctor and> say, 'hey, I have way A and way
B... which one is preferred?'> > Now, I would bet that one of those ways
doesn't meet the> requirements... which is why this test is as difficult as it
is...> because you are going to have to know why 'way B' doesn't work...> which
means a deep understanding of not just how to configure> something, but in the
way it works at a protocol level.> > For example... let's say I wanted you to
set up CAC for a specific> location. Now, no big, right, just set up
locations-based CAC... or> use the GK... both work... both will provide CAC...
but let's say I> added to that, 'make sure that you can adjust bandwidth on the
fly...'> now, we know locations-based CAC can't do that, we are looking for>
BRQs and we have to use a GK and enable BRQs in CCM.> > The example is probably
a bad one, but it is the only one I can think of.> > I do have a question
tho... I have heard from people that the CCMs are> slow and nearly
unresponsive... so, it can take 2 or 3 minutes for a> page to load. Is this
true? Whee did you take it?> > Also, Mark Snow has an example script on the
DVDs, that looks like it> would take a few hrs to configure on the lab... even
if you knew> scripting... the requirements seem straightforward, but then he
adds> extra steps to the script... that seem to be from IPCC Scripting Best>
Practices... and all for probably only 4 points on the test... it> seems like
it would be almost impossible to get any points from that> scenario...> > > > >
Jonathan> > > > > > On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Devildoc <[EMAIL
PROTECTED]> wrote:> >> > Hello All,> >> > I just had my first attempt at the
Voice CCIE lab last week, and of course,> > i failed. I knew right away after
the lab that i failed. The reason why I> > failed was not due to the lack of or
inadequate amount of knowledge that I> > possessed but rather the lack of time.
I was so nervous and stressed out> > that I tumbled clumsily throughout the
day.> >> > In my opinion, the lab was not tricky or even difficult. I actually
think> > that i over-studied for the lab. The Proctor Workbook and the Bootcamp
well> > prepared me for the lab, so there was no problem with the knowledge
there.> > Having said that, i was dumbfounded when i got my scores result.> >>
> And here are my questions. Does anyone know how Cisco grade these labs?> > Is
Cisco looking for a specific way to implement a solution or any method to> >
implement a solution would work as long as it satifies all of the> >
requirements asked of you in the questions?> >> > The reason why i am asking
these questions is because even though i did not> > complete the lab, I did
complete some sections. I tested those completed> > sections and verified that
all requirements were met, and still i received> > 0% for those completed
sections. Shouldn't I have received some points for> > those sections? I know
that each question is worth ALL or NO point for the> > correct answer. However,
there are many questions in a section, and if I> > completed a section with all
requirements met, then i would think that at> > least i would get 1 or 2
questions right if not all. But i see no point> > awarded at all for the
completed sections, so that means that i must not> > have gotten all questions
in the section right to get 0%. But how can that> > be since I tested it and
verified that all requirements were met and that> > the solutions that i
implemented were working. This only means that my> > implemented methods were
not what Cisco was looking for.> >> > Does anyone have the similar experience
or is it just me?> >> > JD> >> >> >> > ________________________________> > Pack
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