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1. 2 Year All Access Pass (access to all of our videos)
2. 1500 Tokens for Rack Rentals or Mock Labs Exams
3. CCIE Lab Exam Voucher (value $1500 to $1800)
4. Complete Set of CCIE Workbooks
5. Live Onsite 10-Day Bootcamp Seat

Eligibility Requirements

1. Ability to travel.
2. Must be 18 years of age or older.
3. CCIE Written exam passed or scheduled.

Se anunció este nuevo track de CCIE: https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/community/certifications/ccie_data_center

CCIE Data Center Lab Exam Topics

• Implement NXOS L2 functionality
  Implement VLANs and PVLANs
  Implement Spanning-Tree Protocols
  Implement Port-Channels
  Implement Unidirectional Link Detection (UDLD)
  Implement Fabric Extension via the Nexus family

• Implement NXOS L3 functionality
  Implement Basic EIGRP in Data Center Environment
  Implement Basic OSPF in Data Center Environment
  Implement BFD for Dynamic Routing protocols
  Implement ECMP
  Implement FabricPath

• Implement Basic NXOS Security Features
  Implement AAA Services
  Implement SNMPv3
  Configure IP ACLs, MAC ACLs and VLAN ACLs
  Configure Port Security
  Configure DHCP Snooping
  Configure Dynamic ARP Inspection
  Configure IP Source Guard
  Configure Cisco TrustSec

• Implement NXOS High Availability Features
  Implement First-Hop Routing Protocols
  Implement Graceful Restart
  Implement nonstop forwarding
  Implement Port-channels
  Implement vPC and VPC+
  Implement Overlay Transport Protocol (OTV)

• Implement NXOS Management
  Implement SPAN and ERSPAN
  Implement NetFlow
  Implement Smart Call Home
  Manage System Files
  Implement NTP, PTP
  Configure and Verify DCNM Functionality

• NXOS Troubleshooting
  Utilize SPAN, ERSPAN and EthAnalyzer to troubleshoot a Cisco Nexus problem
  Utilize NetFlow to troubleshoot a Cisco Nexus problem
  Given an OTV problem, identify the problem and potential fix
  Given a VDC problem, identify the problem and potential fix
  Given a vPC problem, identify the problem and potential fix
  Given an Layer 2 problem, identify the problem and potential fix
  Given an Layer 3 problem, identify the problem and potential fix
  Given a multicast problem, identify the problem and potential fix
  Given a FabricPath problem, identify the problem and potential fix
  Given a Unified Fabric problem, identify the problem and potential fix

• Implement Fiber Channel Protocols Features
  Implement Port Channel, ISL and Trunking
  Implement VSANs
  Implement Basic and Enhanced Zoning
  Implement FC Domain Parameters
  Implement Fiber Channel Security Features
  Implement Proper Oversubscription in an FC environment

• Implement IP Storage Based Solution
  Implement IP Features including high availability
  Implement iSCSI including advanced features
  Implement SAN Extension tuner
  Implement FCIP and Security Features
  Implement iSCSI security features
  Validate proper configuration of IP Storage based solutions

• Implement NXOS Unified Fabric Features
  Implement basic FC in NXOS environment
  Implement Fiber channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
  Implement NPV and NPIV features
  Implement Unified Fabric Switch different modes of operation
  Implement QoS Features
  Implement FCoE NPV features
  Implement multihop FCoE
  Validate Configurations and Troubleshoot problems and failures using Command Line, show and debug commands.

• Manage Data Center Virtualization with Nexus1000v
  Implement QoS, Traffic Flow and IGMP Snooping
  Implement Network monitoring on Nexus 1000v
  Implement n1kv portchannels
  Troubleshoot Nexus 1000V in a virtual environment
  Configure VLANs
  Configure PortProfiles

• Implement Nexus1000v Security Features
  DHCP Snooping
  Dynamic ARP Inspection
  IP Source Guard
  Port Security
  Access Control Lists
  Private VLANs
  Configuring Private VLANs

• Implement LAN Connectivity in a Unified Computing Environment
  Configure different Port types
  Implement Ethernet end Host Mode
  Implement VLANs and Port Channels.
  Implement Pinning and PIN Groups
  Implement Disjoint Layer 2

• Implement SAN Connectivity in a Unified Computing Environment
  Implement FC ports for SAN Connectivity
  Implement VSANs
  Implement FC Port Channels
  Implement FC Trunking and SAN pinning

• Implement Unified Computing Server Resources
  Create and Implement Service Profiles
  Create and Implement Policies
  Create and Implement Server Resource Pools
  Implement Updating and Initial Templates
  Implement Boot From remote storage
  Implement Fabric Failover

• Implement UCS Management tasks
  Implement Unified Computing Management Hierarchy using ORG and RBAC
  Configure RBAC Groups
  Configure Remote RBAC Configuration
  Configure Roles and Privileges
  Create and Configure Users
  Implement Backup and restore procedures in a unified computing environment
  Implement system wide policies

• Unified Computing Troubleshooting and Maintenance
  Manage High Availability in a Unified Computing environment
  Configure Monitoring and analysis of system events
  Implement External Management Protocols
  Collect Statistical Information
  Firmware management
  Collect TAC specific information
  Implement Server recovery tasks

• Implement Data Center application high availability and load balancing
  Implement standard ACE features for load balancing
  Configuring Server Load Balancing Algorithm
  Configure different SLB deployment modes
  Implement Health Monitoring
  Configure Sticky Connections
  Implement Server load balancing in HA mode

Extracto de: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/solutions/small_business/resource_center/articles/be_more_productive/how_to_become_an_it_security_expert/index.html.

The Real Life of an Expert: Introducing the New CCIE Security

• Securing both wireless and wired networks, including managing security policy by device and service
• Extending application awareness to security devices, moving security up to Layer 7 from the stateless packets of Layers 3 and 4, and applying policy on a per-identity basis
• Applying security policy in a network that has voice and video traffic
• Securing networks that use managed services, dual ISPs, IPv6, or IP multicast

Durante la semana del 5 de marzo del presente año se podrá rendir el examen del CCIE de los tracks de Routing & Switching, Security y Voice en Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Wow…It has been a very long, long journey… I started studying for the CCIE® some time after getting my CCNA/CCNP/CCIP combo more than two years ago on the v3 days. I followed the blueprint and I realized that it wasn’t detailed enough, so I went with the extended version of it. Initially with the unofficial (Thanks Anthony), which latter turned out to be quite similar to the official they posted afterwards. I keep track until these days of my progress on the different topics/sections.


So I started reading a bunch of books while doing some mini labs I would create to prove the concepts. At that time I only had one old PC which could barely run 3-4 routers simultaneously on GNS3. I noted that some of the new things I was learning were rapidly vanishing from my mind, so I decided to take notes regularly, save config examples, etc. and then this blog was born, which would force me to write notes as clear as possible that I could review afterwards. Unfortunately writing posts with a decent format consumes a lot of time so I couldn’t really post everything, but I will now try to blog more regularly to share some of my findings along the way..

After some time I managed to get a mix of 2600’s and 2800’s and a single 2950 that would let me build larger topologies. Narbik came up with this amazing Troubleshooting Challenge which got me a couple of workbooks to work with. I was feeling well from the theory perspective, but I really had no much idea what the CCIE lab was all about before starting to work on the workbooks. I remember the first time I sent my answers of the Troubleshooting Challenge to Dan I included changes on the BB routers; I had no idea you couldn’t touch them back then!!.

I would follow several blogs. To name a few, I strongly recommend reading Petr posts to any candidate (I would even say some of them are a MUST, OSPF Route Filtering Demystified per instance), doing Dan’s TS Tickets, and so on..

Last year I got a job offer I couldn’t resist from a company which would provide me access to full racks, so I had no more excuses… time to schedule the lab!... I had the feeling I had a good understanding of the technologies on the blueprint and that I just needed to get used to do a lab for 8 straight hours. I looked for alternatives for graded labs. I think only 360 (NMC) and INE offer them, being the latter option much cheaper, so I scheduled five Mock Labs with them on which I scored in the range of 60-70. At the same time IPexpert offered me their Vol III and rack rental time in exchange of that banner you see on the left. After all that I felt ready… but then I couldn’t pass the config part of the exam (only passed the troubleshooting section) back in march.

I scheduled again for july. Narbik provided me his updated 4.0 Workbook which I used to practice on those areas I felt I wasn’t confident enough and to keep discovering that there is always something you don’t know …

….And a couple of days ago I finally got my Number !!!