CCNP Switch

aquillaaquilla Posts: 148Member ■■■□□□□□□□
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Evening Guys,

Earlier today I took the CCNP Switch (V1) exam. Been ages studying for it for ages and found it harder than ROUTE.

Nevertheless, persistence with CBT Nuggets videos, the Cisco Press books and some real hardware, I walked out of test centre with a pass of 912. :)

Anyway, whilst I don't post here very often, I do visit almost daily and read the posts. It gives me a great insight into the technology and chances are someone may have already posted a question that I have so I can read up on the answers.

Gonna take the weekend off and then start on TSHOOT.
Regards,

CCNA R&S; CCNP R&S

Comments

  • ciscoman2012ciscoman2012 Posts: 313Member
    That's awesome! As they always say "A pass is a pass" ! I wouldn't get too hung up on the number as long as you've reviewed what you missed.
  • networker050184networker050184 Posts: 11,962Mod Mod
    Congrats!
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  • snunez889snunez889 Posts: 238Member
    How long did you study for?
  • bharvey92bharvey92 Posts: 419Member
    Congrats buddy! Another UK inhabitant on the forums :) , I'm currently studying on the CCNP Switch to! Do you work more in Route in the industry I found that more difficult as I work more with Switching?
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  • Alex90Alex90 Posts: 289Member
    Congrats icon_thumright.gif
  • aquillaaquilla Posts: 148Member ■■■□□□□□□□
    snunez889 wrote: »
    How long did you study for?

    It took just over a year for me. Slightly longer than I would have liked, but I did move house during my studies which didn't help. Also don't do much switching in day-to-day job.
    Regards,

    CCNA R&S; CCNP R&S
  • aquillaaquilla Posts: 148Member ■■■□□□□□□□
    bharvey92 wrote: »
    Congrats buddy! Another UK inhabitant on the forums :) , I'm currently studying on the CCNP Switch to! Do you work more in Route in the industry I found that more difficult as I work more with Switching?

    Thanks. Yes, I work more on the routing side. Don't do much switching day-to-day so found this exam harder than ROUTE.
    Regards,

    CCNA R&S; CCNP R&S
  • Danielh22185Danielh22185 Posts: 1,195Member
    I hope for my case Switch is not harder....

    Congrats on the pass though!
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  • StussyNzStussyNz Posts: 177Member
    aquilla wrote: »
    Evening Guys,

    Earlier today I took the CCNP Switch (V1) exam. Been ages studying for it for ages and found it harder than ROUTE.

    Nevertheless, persistence with CBT Nuggets videos, the Cisco Press books and some real hardware, I walked out of test centre with a pass of 912. :)

    Anyway, whilst I don't post here very often, I do visit almost daily and read the posts. It gives me a great insight into the technology and chances are someone may have already posted a question that I have so I can read up on the answers.

    Gonna take the weekend off and then start on TSHOOT.


    Do you mind sharing what physical equipment you used for labing purposes?
  • RouteMyPacketRouteMyPacket Posts: 1,104Member
    I found switch tough because well, I relied heavily on my experience. I went through the OCG sure but I am quite comfortable with switching having done more switching than routing.

    I know one thing, if I hadn't worked with HSRP in production (still needed to use the pad to write on) that test would have been brutal. It was a cool exam, very real world IMO..I don't remember my score but know it was in the low 900's..but I thought beforehand that I would pass but not knock it out of the park.
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    middle of the night because of a network problem and had to figure out the
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  • aquillaaquilla Posts: 148Member ■■■□□□□□□□
    StussyNz wrote: »
    Do you mind sharing what physical equipment you used for labing purposes?

    StussyNz - I had access to about half a dozen switches including 2960's, 3560's and 3750's.
    Regards,

    CCNA R&S; CCNP R&S
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