Thanks .Dear.. useful hints ... directly or indirectly Irfan On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 9:17 AM, Jeff Rensink <[email protected]> wrote:
> Here's my take on the lab and preparations... > > For preparations, I had both of the IP Expert workbooks. I attended the > FastLane bootcamp with Jerome Henry. I also had the FastLane workbook. I > had my own personal lab with plenty of controllers, APs, and all of the > required servers running in VM Ware. > > The FastLane bootcamp was hugely helpful. Though if Jerome left FastLane, > I don't know how it would be with a different instructor. But I would > highly recommend the FastLane workbook. It's a technology focused workbook > with a single full scale lab. The quality is pretty good and it will cover > much of what you will find in the lab. > > The IP Expert material was OK. But there were many disappointing aspects > to it. For instance, in workbook 1, there are ACS configs showing version > 4.x. In workbook 2, whoever wrote the lab solution guides is very WCS > focused in terms of pushing configs to WLCs using templates. Not that it's > a bad thing to do that. But there were tasks where you could configure > them in a WCS template, but they do not apply to 7.0.116.0 code. Or WCS > references things wrong, but that's also how the task references configs. > > Ultimately, I would say that if you want to buy only a single workbook, > buy FastLane's. If you want a multi-vendor study strategy (which I like), > make FastLane your primary study material. Do all of the labs in it > multiple times. Then just read through the IP Expert workbooks to help > reinforce things. They do have a few scenarios that FastLane's doesn't > have, and they are helpful. > > Now, onto the lab itself. > > Overall, I think the lab is pretty fair in what it expects from you. I > ended up having plenty of time left over after the configurations to go > through and re-verify and test all tasks a second time. It is a typical > CCIE exam, in that it's important to read everything to fully understand > what is being asked of. Tasks in one part of the lab will affect tasks in > other parts of the lab. Also, you'll get tasks that aren't obvious as the > exactly what they want you to do and you have to hope that the proctor is > in a helpful mood. Mostly I was on my own to interpret the questions. > > You will need to be good at troubleshooting. There is no > explicit troubleshooting section like in the R&S lab. > But troubleshooting is built into the lab tasks themselves. So what > starts off as a simple task can suck up your time pretty quick if you > aren't on the ball. > > Many of the lab tasks are pretty straight forward in what you are asked to > be configured. You'll know what they are asking you for and you just do > what is asked. But there are also tasks that make you need to pull from > your knowledge of wireless requirements to figure out the solution based on > restrictions. It is also very good to know more than 1 way to get the same > result. > > I didn't really look to find the absolute fastest way to do things. There > honesty aren't enough controllers where leveraging WCS templates is going > to make a significant difference. I just had all of the controllers up in > both CLI and web GUI. I did most everything in the GUI. For anything that > had to be configured across multiple controllers, I just did the same > config one page at a time across each controller. CLI was used for > CLI-only configs as well as for doing config saves (faster than doing it in > the GUI). > > On the autonomous APs, you should be able to configure most things via CLI > only. About the only things I would use the GUI for would be RADIUS server > configs and QoS/voice stuff. Interfaces, VLANs, WLANs, and radios should > be all configured easily via CLI. If you get good at autonomous, this > section should be easy points without spending much time. > > Here was my order of operations. > > 1- configure wired network for everything but QoS. You should have > working layer 2/3 connectivity. This is required to get LAPs to join > controllers. > 2- get services needed for LAPs to join WLCs configured. Ensure all > devices are using NTP and configure DHCP/DNS/UDP forwarding as needed for > AP joins. > 3- join all LAPs to WLCs as directed > 4- put LAPs into appropriate modes (HREAP, OE, etc) and/or AP groups (get > through AP reboots) > 5- configure SNMP on WLCs as directed and join controllers to WCS > 6- join MSE to WCS if not already done for you > 7- do any configs that would require a controller reboot > > This will set you up so that the unified wireless is ready for configs and > you have the option to use WCS as needed. You also do not want to have to > be rebooting controllers later in the afternoon due to RRM behavior. > > At this point, I circled back and finished off the wired configs, > autonomous AP configs, and WCS configs. That got me to lunch time (about 3 > hours into the lab). Then I did all of the unified access (including the > voice/video section) configs after lunch. > > One last tip, be sure to save often. Like after every task you configure. > On my first lab attempt, we lost power to our racks. One or two people > lost over an hour of configs because they hadn't saved anything at all. > > Hopefully this is helpful for people. Good luck to everyone out there. > > Jeff Rensink > > > > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Andreas di Zazzo < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Do not have that much to share I’m afraid.**** >> >> I used Fastlane’s workbooks, went over them twice and then attended the >> Fastlane bootcamp with Jerome (highly recommended however Jerome just left >> Fastlane so I don’t know what will happened to this bootcamp in the future). >> **** >> >> Since there are no rentable rack available to match the IPexpert workbook >> 2 labs I simply skipped them and did not really do any full-scale labs.** >> ** >> >> ** ** >> >> A hint to get an easier time on the lab is to be strong on the wired >> sections. You should have decent knowledge of routing, switching, and >> master topics such as HSRP/VRRP, VTP, wired catalyst QoS, IOS MQC QoS, >> wired multicast.**** >> >> **** >> >> Best regards**** >> >> Andreas di Zazzo – CCIE #28735 (Routing & Switching, Wireless)**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *tunde ogunbiyi >> *Sent:* den 7 januari 2013 18:42 >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [OSL | CCIE_Wireless] CCIE_Wireless Digest, Vol 45, Issue >> 6**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Congrats to Jeff and Andreas, guys please share with us the strategies >> and materials with which you used to pass this exam. >> >> Regards, **** >> >> *Tunde Olawale Ogunbiyi***** >> >> *+2348057066938, +2347030665979***** >> >> **** >> >> ** ** >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* "[email protected]" < >> [email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Monday, January 7, 2013 6:00 PM >> *Subject:* CCIE_Wireless Digest, Vol 45, Issue 6**** >> >> >> Send CCIE_Wireless mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://onlinestudylist.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ccie_wireless >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of CCIE_Wireless digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: First wireless CCIE of the year (Jeff Rensink) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 09:17:05 -0600 >> From: Jeff Rensink <[email protected]> >> To: Andreas di Zazzo <[email protected]> >> Cc: "[email protected]" >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_Wireless] First wireless CCIE of the year >> Message-ID: >> <CAG4_piXVKgb4xDvMdBJVHtY-otaNERXhq7PXhN0bKHJZ=1y...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Nicely done! What a great start to 2013 for wireless IEs. >> >> Jeff Rensink >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 4:11 AM, Andreas di Zazzo < >> [email protected] >> > wrote: >> >> > >> > This was a good day, took my lab this very same day in Brussels and >> passed >> > also. Just got the results so doing the happy dance. >> > >> > First attempt :-) >> > >> > Big thank you to all people in this mailinglist, you were a great help. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Sent from Samsung mobile >> > >> > Jeff Rensink <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Took the lab in SJ yesterday and just got the results. Passed (on my >> > second attempt). Woot! >> > >> > Jeff Rensink >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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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