CCNP – Complete!
Posted: November 23rd, 2010 | Author: Jon Still | Filed under: Techie | Tags: ccnp, cisco, route, switch, tshoot | No Comments »After a couple of false starts I’ve finally completed my CCNP – I passed TSHOOT on Friday 19th November 2010, having completed that exam, ROUTE and SWITCH in the last 12 months. Having gone through that I wanted to share a few general thoughts about the exam program in general – obviously I can’t say anything too specific about the exams themselves due to Cisco’s legal agreements.
First off – TSHOOT. As many have said, this exam is a fairly major departure for the CCNP-level exams. Candidates face a number of questions, the majority of which will be trouble-ticket type questions based on a known topology and a known list of technologies (exam blueprint). This information gives the candidate a vast resource of information that can be used to direct his/her studying. I would also invite candidates for this exam to look at Kevin Wallace’s TSHOOT Videos. They really do help clarify techniques that will be useful in the exam itself. I looked at them the morning before I took the exam and it helped me get my mind into exam gear, given that I’d done no preparation in the 2 weeks before the exam (I was traveling for work and as a result was insanely busy).
Most of my CCNP studying has been through either on the job experience or self-study: working through the books, experimenting with things on my lab kit, etc etc. That being the case I thought I would review a few of the study materials that I’ve been using.