Ok to study with CCP instead of SDM?
JSK
Member Posts: 166
I've been lurking on the forum and noticed quite a few SDM threads. Last month I went through the ICND1 and ICND2 courses. For the entire time we used CCP instead of SDM. Our instructor told us that Cisco no longer supported SDM and that we should study with CCP.
But now that I've been doing my own research I'm not seeing many people talking about CCP. I'm concerned there might be some difference between the 2 applications which might make the exam tricky.
But now that I've been doing my own research I'm not seeing many people talking about CCP. I'm concerned there might be some difference between the 2 applications which might make the exam tricky.
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alan2308 Member Posts: 1,854 ■■■■■■■■□□notgoing2fail wrote: »What the heck is CCP? LOL!!!
The thing we should be studying since SDM is EOL'ed. -
mikej412 Member Posts: 10,086 ■■■■■■■■■■If you have one of the Supported Routers you can probably get by with using CCP
https://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_configuration_professional/v2_1/rlsnts/ccp_rel_notes.html#wp334205
It is a free Cisco download
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Selfmade Member Posts: 268so we won't see SDM on the CCNA Security exam?It's not important to add reptutation points to others, but to be nice and spread good karma everywhere you go.
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mikej412 Member Posts: 10,086 ■■■■■■■■■■so we won't see SDM on the CCNA Security exam?
Look at SDM and CCP as Coke and New Coke..... except with SDM being as popular as New Coke
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notgoing2fail Member Posts: 1,138Holy cow no way! SDM is being phased out! wow!!
should I celebrate or is this the case of, becareful for what you wish for?
Is the CCP the lesser of two evils? LOL...
I'm gonna have to check this out......
Sorry guys, during my CCNA:S studies, I saw nothing on CCP.....which is why I am so shocked...
Will ASDM be phased out too? -
Selfmade Member Posts: 268notgoing2fail wrote: »Holy cow no way! SDM is being phased out! wow!!
should I celebrate or is this the case of, becareful for what you wish for?
Is the CCP the lesser of two evils? LOL...
I'm gonna have to check this out......
Sorry guys, during my CCNA:S studies, I saw nothing on CCP.....which is why I am so shocked...
Will ASDM be phased out too?
what you just said about your studies is precisely why I asked my question!It's not important to add reptutation points to others, but to be nice and spread good karma everywhere you go. -
notgoing2fail Member Posts: 1,138what you just said about your studies is precisely why I asked my question!
Yes and SDM is definitley on the test, check the syllabus. As for CCP, it is nowhere to be found for CCNA:S.
If someone wants to point me to how I missed it, I'd be willing to take a look. But I find it hard that I studied for almost 7 weeks and never heard of CCP. LOL!!!
You're not off the hook with SDM!!!! -
mikej412 Member Posts: 10,086 ■■■■■■■■■■notgoing2fail wrote: »Is the CCP the lesser of two evils? LOL...
If they ever do change the blueprint from testing on SDM to CCP, SDM would still be a study option for those without access to the supported routers.:mike: Cisco Certifications -- Collect the Entire Set! -
JSK Member Posts: 166notgoing2fail wrote: »
Is the CCP the lesser of two evils? LOL...
We were told that CCP is better than SDM but still not perfect. Our instructor reminded us that Cisco's expertise is not in software development. lol
During class I had a problem where CCP was not completely discovering the configuration of the 2800 series router that I was using. Other people in the class had no problem so I don't know if it was CCP or something related to my workstation or router. -
thenjduke Member Posts: 894 ■■■■□□□□□□Wow I been using CCP for awhile now along with SDM. I hate SDM it is and always will be crap. I am studing it now but let me tell you I am using CCP as well.CCNA, MCP, MCSA, MCSE, MCDST, MCITP Enterprise Administrator, Working towards Networking BS. CCNP is Next.
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kkndka Member Posts: 6 ■□□□□□□□□□The SDM can be used to peek at IOS commands before being sent for execution. Its a pretty useful learning tool.
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QHalo Member Posts: 1,488When in doubt, stick with the blueprint. I'm studying for CCNA Security as well and I'll stick with SDM since that's what it covers. CCP looks like it's only supported on ISRs, which sucks because they're not cheap and you can't emulate them, so when that change comes that will certainly shake things up.
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fly351 Member Posts: 360Wow, it looks way better than SDM. I can't wait Here's the list of supported routers.
https://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_configuration_professional/v2_1/rlsnts/ccp_rel_notes.html#wp334293
Any idea when they plan on adding this to the exams?CCNP :study: -
JSK Member Posts: 166Wow, it looks way better than SDM. I can't wait Here's the list of supported routers.
https://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_configuration_professional/v2_1/rlsnts/ccp_rel_notes.html#wp334293
Any idea when they plan on adding this to the exams?
I've been seeing posts on several forums indicating that there are changes coming to the CCNA exam. Perhaps removing SDM and replacing with CCP will be one of those changes. -
alan2308 Member Posts: 1,854 ■■■■■■■■□□I've been seeing posts on several forums indicating that there are changes coming to the CCNA exam. Perhaps removing SDM and replacing with CCP will be one of those changes.
I've seen a bit about potential changes to the CCNA here and there. But a lot of the speculation is that none of the exam topics are going to change, just the format (more sims, less multiple guess). Kind of in the same spirit of CCNP bringing in TSHOOT.