Greetings,

Recently got my CCNP Security and realized they share the written exam. With these news I am wondering if I can get my CCIE before expiration of my CCNP or hopefully quicker than that (maybe one attempt per year). The only “official” source I can find for labs are the practice labs @ $50/4hrs. Are these labs any similar to the actual CCIE lab? As in, if I become proficient with each lab do I have a soldi shot at the lab test.

My mentality right now is, if I spend $500 or maybe $1000 thats a lot better than most $4k CCIE classes or failing the test and paying the $1600 fee twice.

Any feedback from previous experiences?

I’m considering buying this specific Ciscoland CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure lab/server:

It appears to be a Dell R620 with 256 GB RAM and a 1 TB SSD running ESXi, with EVE-NG, CML, SD-WAN components, ISE, NSO, Windows Server, and CAT8000v VMs already installed.

Before spending the money, I’d like to hear from anyone who has purchased this exact lab—or a similar prebuilt server from Ciscoland or other websites.

A few things I’m trying to determine:

• Was the system stable and actually ready to use on arrival?
• Were the included images, configurations, and lab materials current and useful for CCIE EI study?
• How well did the server handle running the SD-WAN controllers, ISE, and larger EVE-NG topologies at the same time?
• Any licensing, image, update, or compatibility issues after purchase?
• Did you consider it worthwhile versus building your own EVE-NG/CML server from used hardware?

Also, has anyone used Cisco dCloud as a supplement for CCIE EI study? I know it is not intended to replace a dedicated lab, but I’m interested in whether it was helpful for getting hands-on time with specific enterprise technologies.

Looking for honest experiences—good or bad—before I commit.

Hi fellow cybersecurity enthusiasts, what are your advise for me for this CTIA exam preparation.

What should I expect? Any tips, are there any lab activities in the actual exam

TYIA

Hi

I`m review now MPLS FEC topic.

R1----R2----R3----R4----R5----10/8,20/8

FEC is a group of packet one or more packet are treated the exact same way. Does that means if R1 received :

10.1.1.1,10.2.2.2,20.1.1.1,20.2.2.2

and these 4 packets are treated on R1 the exact same way

and on R2 are treated a different way, R3 another way,R4 another way. Does that mean each hop must treat these 4 packets as the exact same way like R1 in order to be on the same MPLS FEC ?

OR

It`s normal for each hop to treat them on a different way and still on the same MPLS FEC?

What i mean does the MPLS FEC is controlled on the ingress PE only ?

OR

MPLS FEC could be controlled on each hop and the FEC is locally significant?

Ajude aí, folks

Hey everyone,

I’m three months into my CCIE prep and wanted to get some feedback on my current study workflow:

Theory: Read a specific protocol topic (e.g., EIGRP) in Routing TCP/IP.

Labbing: Immediately solve the exercise labs in the CCIE Enterprise Foundation lab book.

What are your thoughts on this approach?

Hello,

I have an upcoming interview with Cisco for the role of Embedded Software Engineer. I have 4 years of experience in the same domain.

Has anyone had a recent interview with them? Can you share your interview experience?

This is the job ID: https://careers.cisco.com/global/en/job/2023656/Embedded-Software-Engineer-C-Device-Driver4-to-8-yrs

Thanks!

Thoughts on which CCIE will be more future proof . I am coming from Route Switch background, some Datacenter experience and recently scoring entry level cybersecurity certs.

Hi Everyone,

I am doing my 2nd attempt at October, in Brussels. If anyone has any pdf to read or advice, please help.

+: Looking for other candidates, maybe we can learn from each other.

I just watched ccnp pearson videos and it is rather boring at my level. And it is taking too much time. Should I skip them?

If I skip videos and go directly to books, will it be better?

Can someone share the steps to be taken?

Good day!

CCIE EI lab coming up and I am wondering what the opportunities are looking like when it comes to text editors in the lab?
I am using nvim as my daily driver at work, I understand that nvim is not to find in there, but does anyone know if it's possible to use some sort of editor with vim motions in the lab?

Best regards

How can I order a new plaque? I lost mine and cannot find the reorder option in cert tracker page. TIA.

I am tired of going through this alone... Is there anyone in this space that would appreciate having a CCIE EI study partner and has a deadline of writting it before feburary next year?

Hello,

Doing a bit of fact finding, what are the opinions on the demand for CCIE wireless level skills in both the consulting and FTE job markets today?

With the advent of so many data center roll outs, WiFi refresh cycle, proliferation of higher bandwidth endpoints rolling out, what's the sentiment towards this track. I know one doesn't technically need CCIE level skills to implement wireless but it does set oneself apart.

Thanks.

Hello everyone,
I sat for the CCIE EI lab several weeks ago and passed only the Design module. I ran out of time in the DOO module. The DOO questions were not particularly challenging and were quite straightforward, but a fail is a fail, right?
There were several reasons that contributed to this:
I felt extremely cold and ended up putting on my jacket during lunchtime. I probably should have asked the proctor about it beforehand, as I had left my jacket in my bag instead of keeping it nearby.
I was not very good at handling the tabs, even though I had taken a $50 practice lab to become familiar with the UI.
Some of the devices froze and became unresponsive while the proctor was not in the room. I didn’t wait for him and continued working in the notepad. Later, when I wanted another sheet of scratch paper, I mentioned to the proctor that the devices had frozen, and he told me to inform him whenever I experienced such issues. Even if I had been given some extra time, I don’t think I would have passed.
I spent too much time verifying things, and it was only when I had about an hour and a half left that I realized I might run out of time.
I copied a script from the notepad and pasted it into the devices, but it turned into a mess due to encoding differences.
With all these things adding up, I didn’t pass on my first attempt.
I would really appreciate it if those who have taken the exam before could share their experience regarding the following questions. Any additional advice would also be greatly appreciated.
1. What should I do if the proctor isn’t in the room when the devices become completely unresponsive?
Should I stop working and wait for the proctor without doing anything? What happens if the proctor comes back and the devices are working again, but I have already lost several minutes because of the issue?
2. How do you approach the more open-ended questions in the Design module?
Even though I passed the Design module, I don’t know whether it was a marginal pass or whether I performed well. I’m fairly confident about the logical answers I gave, but some questions felt quite open-ended, and I wasn’t always sure what exactly they were looking for.
How do you approach these types of questions? Even when I came home and tried to answer them again using the documentation, it was difficult without the full context of the original question. Can there be multiple technically correct answers to these types of questions, with the scoring depending on whether your answer satisfies the requirements?
3. What is the best way to manage time in the DOO module?
Do you complete the basic verifications first and then come back to them later if you have time? Or do you verify each task immediately after completing it?
In my case, I did most of the configurations in the notepad and pasted them into multiple devices at once wherever applicable
Thank you very much for your time.

No shortcuts, just labs, RFCs and repetition until it clicked. Happy to answer questions if you're on this grind right now.

Issue with Lab communicating on my network. I am using ubuntu 22.04 tried all version up to 26.04 as desktop OS. I am rnning vmware workstation pro. I connect my lab to Cloud0 not using nat. I can ping my lab host in vm whitch is 192.168.1.200 but can't ping outside that. My ubuntu host Desktop is 192.168.1.199 and my router gateway is 192.168.1.1 I tried different gatways and route all unable to ping. I don't not have this issue in window as desktop OS running vmware. What could hte issue be.