Scheduled to take the 642-533 (IPS) tomorrow which is the last exam I need for my CCSP.
Kind of worried about this due to lack of experience with IPS/IDS in general and zero real-world experience with Cisco IPS sensors. We have one 4215 at work, it was set up my a co-worker and it's production, so I haven't been able to use it.
I past the tests for the old curriculum (CCNA, SND 552, SNRS 503, HIPS 513, SNPA 523) in 2008, so this is my last barrier to CCSP certification.
What I used for studying on and off over the past several months:
* 33 hours on Rack 1 and 6 at Gigavelocity.com [inline VLAN groups never made sense until I did it on Rack 6--now it's very clear]
* CBT Nuggets videos
*
Configuring IPS 4200 Series Sensors - Training Resources - Cisco Systems
* Cisco Press CCSP IPS Exam Certification Guide
* Implementing Cisco Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) v5.0 Volume 1 & 2
* Cisco Learning Network Quick Learning Modules
* ru-x's IPS documents on Cisco Learning Network (poorly written but figuring them out made them educational!)
* Configuring the Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Sensor Using the Command Line Interface 6.0
* Installing and Using Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Device Manager 6.0
There are some things I'm definitely weak on but I wanted to give the exam a try anyway.
I'll update with my score tomorrow.
