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On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Cory Gray <[email protected]> wrote: > Some Questions I just got > > > > 1. Any tips on using configurations in notepad or direct typing into > router without using tab. > > > > I create 4 notepads for every exam > > Info.txt – Any information such as IPs, VLAN numbers, login information etc > for each site. > > SiteA.txt – Dialplan for Site A > > SiteB.txt – Dialplan for Site B > > SiteC.txt – Dialplan for Site C > > If a site is H323 I do the entire dialplan in the text file and then copy > and paste it to the router. I can then just edit my notepad as needed. If > I have 2 H323 sites, I copy one dial plan configuration to the other and > change what I need to change. > > I always use notepad for my SCCP media resources configuration. I grab the > template from the documentation website, edit it, apply it to a site, change > what needs to be changes for next site, apply it, and do it for the third. > This is my first lab that I registered Conference, Transcoder, and MTP all > at the same time before I even had gateways configured. This is just in > case I needed one and did not realize it and I could do it fairly quickly > and never have to worry about it for the rest of the day. You SHOULD not > loose point for extra configuration as long as it does not affect something > else (be careful!). I do a lot of things in every lab that I have never > used before so I can get into a routine that was bullet proof against ANY > future scenario. For me, it is a waste of time to read through the lab. I > have templates but I never read ahead I just always prepare for the unknown. > I even configure things in CUCM out of habit that I never used because they > are not on my lab. I just would not apply them. > > Does routing dial plan table is right strategy for lab. > > This is a VERY personal question on how to do it but I do not believe you > cannot get through the dial plan quick enough without notes. In one of my > earlier attempts when I was not ready, it took me 2 hours! I did not take > notes! This is what I do. > > Pretend these are your requirements for a fictional US dialplan > > 9 outside code > > Plan and type whatever > > Emergency – 911 with 4 digit caller id > > Local – 7 digits with 7 digit caller id > > LD – 11 digits with 10 digit caller id > > International – any digits with + caller id > > > > This is what my text file would look like > > > > EMER Calling - 4 > > EMER Called – 911 unk unk > > > > LOCAL calling – 7 > > LOCAL called – 9.7 sub isdn > > > > LD Calling – 10 > > LD Called – 9.1+10 > > > > INTL calling – E164 > > INTL called - T > > What was the monitor size in RTP.? > > > > Not sure. Big enough that you can see your GUI pages FULL SCREEN and still > see your notepad right beside it > > Can you share how useful OWLE books and Troubleshooting class might help me > in preperation of my voice lab. > > > > I do not think the lab is passable without OWLE books. People passed > without TSHOOT class but I would not have. > > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cory Gray > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 4:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OSL | CCIE_Voice] Passed!!!!! > > > > All, > > > > I finally passed my CCIE Voice in RTP yesterday. I have an R&S so I am > still #22842. My two cents are below. Take them or leave them. Please > limit direct questions and post them to the alias so everyone can benefit. > Please do not ask me anything that would be in violation of the > Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). I am a Cisco Employee so that increases > your chances of being reported J > > > > Observations > > It is not obvious which task depend on each so you have to think about how a > lot of task may affect others. The Voice lab is very “wordy.” IPexpert’s > practice labs are very clear and concise in their requirements. It is very > easy to get lost in the words due to time pressure and how we read. My > guess is if English is your first language you will skip words and if > English is not, it will be harder to interpret than it is for native > speakers. That is just a case. Yesterday, I read a task that said “should” > and I thought it said “should not.” If it was not for a later task that > conflicted with “should not,” I would have never noticed and would have > lost the points (assuming I still did not lose the pointsJ ). > > > > So this lab I focused on attention to detail. I read slower and took more > time so I was only finished with about 1hour and 15 minutes left. Some > requirements may not be clear to you so making an assumption is the worst > thing you can do. Seek clarity from the proctor. We all know it is hard to > ask the question in the right way so they can answer but it is better than > assuming. My strategy was to mark down the questions I have and then bring > the proctor over to my desk and ask him every question in one sitting to > save time. That worked. We had our debates about “clarifying” questions > but this saved me a huge amount of time doing all of my questions at the > same time. One of my questions was even answered further in the lab based > on what another task asked. > > > > For the rest of the time I went back through my lab. The only thing I do > not verify first time through is the dial plan. This is my first time > making it to the end without leaving any points on the table so I had enough > time to verify my dial plan. I figured there is no way every test call > could work 100% without me testing anything but 911. I was right. I fixed > a lot of silly mistakes. > > > > IPexpert Training Notes > > You need the 5-lab handbook and the 4 labs you get from the One Week Lab > Experience. I have 3 more labs from the previous round of OWLE and those > helped as well. I hope IPexpert finds a way to include those questions that > require you to think outside the box or features that no one uses in the > real world in their materials. The proctor told us during one lab there are > several tracks per CCIE Lab. There is a 30% change between each lab in the > same track. So let’s say there are 4 voice tracks and 4 labs per track > (just using round numbers). Even if you get Track 3 Lab 1 and then get > Track 3 Lab2, you can still easily fail. That can be a big 30%. The point > is every practice question is important so the more questions you have the > better. > > > > I have had scenarios that I could not get working during past labs but there > was never one scenario where I said, “I have no idea how to do this.” > IPexpert will give you all of the technical skills to pass but unfortunately > that may not enough. With all of the words and all of the assumptions they > expect you to make, there is no good way I can think of to prepare for that. > Especially with integrated troubleshooting. You may think of things they do > that make sure phones not get DHCP but there are things that will not break > your configuration that you still have to spot and fix. After taking the > lab many times, you start to understand what are some of these things to > look for and you making check those things part of your routine. > > > > The new Troubleshooting course is essential. Seeing the debugs in the > IPexpert practice labs is nowhere as good as having Vik walk you through it. > I can now easily read h323, SIP, and mgcp traces thanks to that class. > > > > Other Notes > > I heard in the past people could skip sections like CUCCX, QoS, and/or > Troubleshooting and still pass. I do not believe that is possible anymore > if it ever was in the past. Assume the worst that every questions is worth > 5 points. That means you can only miss 4 questions. There is always stuff > that you think you configured right that you really did not so you cannot > leave ANY points on the table. You have to leave thinking you got 90+ > points to have a chance in passing. > > > > I am done ranting. > > > > Let me (and the list) know if you have any questions, > > > > Cory > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? 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