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Passed SWITCH today!

thetrillionairethetrillionaire Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□
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I passed SWITCH today it was a very tricky test....I passed ROUTE less than a month ago and I plan on taking TSHOOT within the next two weeks. So that makes me a 2/3 CCNP I cant wait to become a full fledged CCNP.....I believe SWITCH was much more difficult than ROUTE.
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    wavewave Member Posts: 342
    Congrats!!!
    ROUTE Passed 1 May 2012
    SWITCH Passed 25 September 2012
    TSHOOT Passed 23 October 2012
    Taking CCNA Security in April 2013 then studying for the CISSP
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    KelkinKelkin Member Posts: 261 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Congrats! I am studying up on Tshoot myself..
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    spicy ahispicy ahi Member Posts: 413 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Congrats!
    Spicy :cool: Mentor the future! Be a CyberPatriot!
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    martell1000martell1000 Member Posts: 389
    CONGRATS!

    currently working on SWITCH myself, any suggestions ;)
    And then, I started a blog ...
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    SharkDiverSharkDiver Member Posts: 844
    Congratulations!
    Getting SWITCH done is like getting the CCNP. The other two aren't too bad.
    Good luck on TSHOOT. It should be no problem.
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    Dakinggamer87Dakinggamer87 Member Posts: 4,016 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Congrats on pass!! icon_thumright.gif
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    thetrillionairethetrillionaire Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Thanks Everyone.......
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    thetrillionairethetrillionaire Member Posts: 27 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Know the various technologies really really really really well......I mean in and out........
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    416_guy416_guy Member Posts: 70 ■■■□□□□□□□
    What made SWITCH more difficult in your opinion? Was it because the exam was worded badly? or the material itself was more challenging than ROUTE?
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    NetworkVeteranNetworkVeteran Member Posts: 2,338 ■■■■■■■■□□
    416_guy wrote: »
    What made SWITCH more difficult in your opinion? Was it because the exam was worded badly? or the material itself was more challenging than ROUTE?
    I found the questions well-written and the material appropriate for an intermediate-level exam. You could certainly delve much deeper into core topics like, for example, spanning-tree stability/convergence. Then again, I only spent five days studying for the exam, since I have some real-world experience. Also, I avoided CiscoPress's Official Certification Guide after reading Amazon reviews (backed by the author of the book himself) that the text does not cover several exam topics--now that's tricky!
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    wbosherwbosher Member Posts: 422
    Check out - CCNP SWITCH « Ponder the Network (and other things) icon_thumright.gif
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    416_guy416_guy Member Posts: 70 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Question,

    Does the SWITCH exam require you to know both IOS & NX-OS? Which OS does the simulation use in the SWITCH exam? I hope this does not violate the NDA thanks!
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    KelkinKelkin Member Posts: 261 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Well put it this way.. NX-OS isnt in the official study guide or the foundations guide..
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    RoguetadhgRoguetadhg Member Posts: 2,489 ■■■■■■■■□□
    NetworkVeteran wrote: »
    I found the questions well-written and the material appropriate for an intermediate-level exam. You could certainly delve much deeper into core topics like, for example, spanning-tree stability/convergence. Then again, I only spent five days studying for the exam, since I have some real-world experience. Also, I avoided CiscoPress's Official Certification Guide after reading Amazon reviews (backed by the author of the book himself) that the text does not cover several exam topics--now that's tricky!

    what materials did you use then?
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    veritas_libertasveritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Congratz! Big achievement indeed.
    NetworkVeteran wrote: »
    I found the questions well-written and the material appropriate for an intermediate-level exam. You could certainly delve much deeper into core topics like, for example, spanning-tree stability/convergence. Then again, I only spent five days studying for the exam, since I have some real-world experience. Also, I avoided CiscoPress's Official Certification Guide after reading Amazon reviews (backed by the author of the book himself) that the text does not cover several exam topics--now that's tricky!

    That is ridiculous. Then again, I've been less than happy with Cisco Press' CCNA books. I wonder if Sybex will start writing texts for the CCNP?
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    RoguetadhgRoguetadhg Member Posts: 2,489 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I guess I shouldn't be too surprised, considering I was thrown for a couple loops in my CCNA studies.
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    veritas_libertasveritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Roguetadhg wrote: »
    I guess I shouldn't be too surprised, considering I was thrown for a couple loops in my CCNA studies.

    Yeah, the Cisco Press book originally made me despise studying for the CCNA. Sybex's book is so much more well written. Todd does a great job of helping you enjoy the journey instead of dreading it.
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    NetworkVeteranNetworkVeteran Member Posts: 2,338 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Roguetadhg wrote: »
    what materials did you use then?
    I used "SWITCH Simplified". It's an unofficial text written by a CCIE that unquestionably covers the full breadth of exam topics better than the official certification guide, and in my estimation covers it at appropriate depth with good explanations. I also completed the included labs, although I believe them to be inferior for exam prep purposes than Cisco's separate lab guide.
    veritas_libertas wrote:
    That is ridiculous. Then again, I've been less than happy with Cisco Press' CCNA books.
    It is indeed a ridiculous situation, probably caused by inadequate project planning.
    I wonder if Sybex will start writing texts for the CCNP?

    If there were a recent Lammle option, I would've taken it, but I'm very happy with the series I discovered. :)
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    veritas_libertasveritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■
    NetworkVeteran wrote: »
    I used "SWITCH Simplified". It's an unofficial text written by a CCIE that unquestionably covers the full breadth of exam topics better than the official certification guide, and in my estimation covers it at appropriate depth with good explanations. I also completed the included labs, although I believe them to be inferior for exam prep purposes than Cisco's separate lab guide.

    This one?

    http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-CCNP-SWITCH-Simplified-ebook/dp/B00528J3P8
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    NetworkVeteranNetworkVeteran Member Posts: 2,338 ■■■■■■■■□□
    That's the one!
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    lekailekai Registered Users Posts: 3 ■□□□□□□□□□
    congrats!!!
    I have passsed the ROUTE yestrerday and already planning for SWITCH, Im reading opinions of people and cannot figure out the difficulty difference between both od them hehehe, very different opinions out there :D
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    john7388john7388 Registered Users Posts: 2 ■□□□□□□□□□
    thetrillionaire wrote: »
    I passed SWITCH today it was a very tricky test....I passed ROUTE less than a month ago and I plan on taking TSHOOT within the next two weeks. So that makes me a 2/3 CCNP I cant wait to become a full fledged CCNP.....I believe SWITCH was much more difficult than ROUTE.

    Nice Job!

    What did you used for lab equipment and exercises?
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    Cisco_R_UsCisco_R_Us Registered Users Posts: 4 ■□□□□□□□□□
    What type of sims are there on the switch exam? Studying now and would like to practice beforehand.
    Congrats to you for passing trillionaire.
    Could someone kindly tell me why my cert listing is bleeding over and not doing auto wordwrap? Thanks in advance.
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    NetworkVeteranNetworkVeteran Member Posts: 2,338 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Cisco_R_Us wrote: »
    What type of sims are there on the switch exam? Studying now and would like to practice beforehand.
    They simulate switches. They may ask you to configure any of the material coverered in the switching exam objectives! If you want specific ideas for what to practice, take a look at Cisco's SWITCH lab manual, available both online and in print.
    Could someone kindly tell me why my cert listing is bleeding over and not doing auto wordwrap? Thanks in advance.
    Perhaps because you didn't put spaces after your commas, and it expects standard grammar rules?
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