CCIE Security study group

srothman said:
Good luck hey! Can you give us a quick run-down of the materials you've used to prepare, and perhaps your preparation strategy? Not sure if you've shared it previously, but I would love to have a look and see if I can't perhaps steal some tips from your methods ;-)
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Sure

At the moment I have used
INE WB 1 & 2 (they only have version 3 out at the moment). I have done these books multiple times
IPexpert videos on demand (version 4)
Ipexpert workbook 1 (only 50% has been released)
User/admin guides for ISE, WLC and WSA

I also re-read the ccna security cisco press books.

For the actual lab practicing, I found that trying to build a large lab and test multiple things took to long to get up and running.
Especially when using gns3 and my vm environment (which includes acs5.3, ISE, vWLC and vWSA)

Instead, I am building small'ish scenarios practicing each technology in various ways.
IE, For vpn's, I will try do them with certs, with vti's, matching on different criteria (peer id's etc).
I am also removing configs and checking debugs, to see what the outputs are if certain things are removed or incorrect.
I noticed that its not always clear to see whats wrong, and would rather get a feel for what the debugs say.

As for studying time, im doing about 4 hours a day during the week, around 8 - 10 hours a day on weekends.

Since i havent done a lab exam before, I am going to use this one as a kind of learning curve (if i fail).
Hopefully, i can get a feel then of how they ask the questions, the time constraints etc.

My big issue at the moment is working on some of the devices. IPexpert has rack rentals, but they are booked until end of May.
INE hasnt got their racks up yet, so i dont have practice on the new IPS etc.
 
eCliPSe said:
Good Luck man.

Finishing my CCNP Security this week. Taking a 3 month break after it then onto the 2 year push for CCIE Sec.
The CCIE Sec v4 doesnt have great material out there from what i have seen. Again Good Luck and enjoy it
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I think you might be making a mistake. A fair whack of the exam is covered by the CCNP track.
Waiting 3 months will set you back a bit.
All you would need is to get to grips with ISE, WLC,WSA and the new acs and asa versions.

I would say try keep the momentum going if you can
 
syntax said:
I think you might be making a mistake. A fair whack of the exam is covered by the CCNP track.
Waiting 3 months will set you back a bit.
All you would need is to get to grips with ISE, WLC,WSA and the new acs and asa versions.

I would say try keep the momentum going if you can
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Thanks for the Advice.

I am very fortunate because my environment that i manage has an ISE 3315 and a WLC5508 with ASA5585x -SSP60. So i get a huge amount of hands on with the needed sections for my CCIE Track.

How ever I have written about 7 Cisco Professional exams in the last 18 months... and I am running on empty :D I will do the written in about 12-18 months from now.

Again Good Luck for this final push.
 
syntax said:
Sure

At the moment I have used
INE WB 1 & 2 (they only have version 3 out at the moment). I have done these books multiple times
IPexpert videos on demand (version 4)....

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.... devices. IPexpert has rack rentals, but they are booked until end of May.
INE hasnt got their racks up yet, so i dont have practice on the new IPS etc.
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Very impressive. I like the way you approached it, makes sense. I had a similar approach with my RS stuff, and what you say about keeping the momentum is so true. I forced myself to do something each day, even if it was just reading a chapter or two, just to keep my head in it.
 
Oh well finished my CCNP Sec on Friday... getting all my reading material for CCIE Sec Written now. Will write it either at the end of this year or start next year. Cisco recommended book list is pretty long.

No rest for the wicked I guess.
 
eCliPSe said:
Oh well finished my CCNP Sec on Friday... getting all my reading material for CCIE Sec Written now. Will write it either at the end of this year or start next year. Cisco recommended book list is pretty long.

No rest for the wicked I guess.
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respect
 
eCliPSe said:
Oh well finished my CCNP Sec on Friday... getting all my reading material for CCIE Sec Written now. Will write it either at the end of this year or start next year. Cisco recommended book list is pretty long.

No rest for the wicked I guess.
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Prepare to get on the long and narrow road towards CCIE Security.. Also prepare to forget your family, girlfriend, dog.. they wont see you and you them until your LAB exam is over :D
 
Rishalin said:
Prepare to get on the long and narrow road towards CCIE Security.. Also prepare to forget your family, girlfriend, dog.. they wont see you and you them until your LAB exam is over :D
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thats some nice encouragement...
sadly, its quite close to the truth
 
syntax said:
thats some nice encouragement...
sadly, its quite close to the truth
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LOL yeah Syntax - you know it, and so do I..

And to top it off, when you browse the internet you will forget sites like mybroadband, news24 or anything else for that matter.. you will find yourself going straight to the Cisco Documentation URL :D
 
:cry: i got a long way to go before I even reach the start point of CCIE. scheduled to start CCNA begin July.....
 
I've started to try tab complete in my emails, seriously
 
best command is "reload in x" Love it!!!!! Working on a remote site and adjusting the uplinks it is the best. When you are like 1800km away from the site xD
 
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