IT'S OVER 9000!!!!! (New CCNP)

So I took the ONT today.. and passed! The test was a bit harder than I anticipated but was still probably one of the easier tests for me. The ISCW was probably the most fun for me (with the BSCI coming in 2nd).

Materials Used:

Labs (sorta...)
Cisco Press Exam Cert Guide (This one was acutally well written)
www.packetlife.net (Stretch ROOOLZ!)
CBT Nuggets (Jeremy also ROOOOLZ!!)
Chris Bryant Ultimate Study Guide & Practice Exam (The practice exam was a bit weak and incorrect, but the study guides were solid) - well worth the $57
Cisco Documentation in regards to Int/DiffServ QoS
Forgotten Link that had a great article on Bandwidth percent vs bandwidth remaining percent.

My testing center finally started to implement the Photo and the signature pad, but the sig pad was broke.

I spent quite a long time pursuing the CCNP.. and now im at a loss of what I want to do.. I really enjoyed QoS and was considering getting the CCIP for the fact i really enjoy MPLS & BGP as well. I'm also considering the CCDA/CCDP .. and of course the CCIE is a goal for me too, but its going to be a while before I'm anywhere close to that level of knowledge.

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networker050184

Congrats!

I hope to be joining you soon!

JohnDouglas

well done

ilcram19-2

welcome to the club

nel

Congrats mate! well done!

mikej412

Congratulations!

Plazma wrote:

QoS and was considering getting the CCIP for the fact i really enjoy MPLS & BGP as well. I'm also considering the CCDA/CCDP .. and of course the CCIE

Sounds like a good plan to me!

cdad2000

Congrats!!!! What about jumping into juniper??

mikearama

Very nice. Well done.

Plazma wrote:

I spent quite a long time pursuing the CCNP.. and now im at a loss of what I want to do.. I really enjoyed QoS and was considering getting the CCIP for the fact i really enjoy MPLS & BGP as well. I'm also considering the CCDA/CCDP .. and of course the CCIE is a goal for me too, but its going to be a while before I'm anywhere close to that level of knowledge.

Do you have aspirations in the ISP direction? Might CCSP be a more viable option for actual work possibilities and/or advancement?

And hey, what's the significance of 9000?

redwarrior

Congratulations! Gosh that's GOT to feel good!!!!

dynamik

mikearama wrote:

And hey, what's the significance of 9000?

Internet meme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq5csKvXCT4

Congratulations Plazma!

jamesp1983

Congrats!! you must feel amazing right now!

shednik

Congrats Plazma!!! I knew it wouldn't be long for you

Plazma

you guys are about to make me cry! (not really, but you get the sentiment)

I have acutally considered looking into a lot of the directions.. but still unsure where i want to go. The CCSP interest me the most, but it is quite a few more tests

The CCIP interests me almost as much as the CCSP and the CCDA/CCDP interest me for the concepts.. but im cared that Cisco's Design principles may not be of much value in mult-vendor stuff> I've also considered the jncia-er and the jncia-m because from what little of JunOS ive used, it's sexy.. period

itdaddy

mikej412

hahahaha ahahaa aha

ibet it sounds good to you; dude you are a service provider! to have that knowledge you have
wow! jealous I am wow!

ITdude

Congrats man and good going. Is 9000 your score? Pretty respectable!

GT-Rob

No man, he got OVER 9000! woo!

Congrats on the NP, now just go for the IE. I dare ya :P

Plazma

GT-Rob wrote:

No man, he got OVER 9000! woo!

Congrats on the NP, now just go for the IE. I dare ya :P

The IE is definatly on my list as the top of the mountain.. but i realize that I'm no where close to be ready for it.. so I figure ill hit many things and build up to that.. then ill start doing that. The written doesn't scare me, the lab does (and the costs). Who knows though..

CGN_Spec

GREAT JOB!

ITdude

GT-Rob wrote:

No man, he got OVER 9000! woo!

I stand corrected!

jezg76

Congrats! I have the ONT as my last obstacle, as well.

Good luck in your future endeavors! Go CCIP so I can have someone to ask questions while I tackle QoS/BGP/MPLS.

Slowhand

Congrats on the pass, and the Super-Saiyan status of CCNP.

Good luck, whichever path you choose. I'd imagine that CCIP would be the most natural transition, since you've recently touched on a lot of those topics, but the other Cisco-paths, like CCSP and CCDP, look interesting too. Can't say too much about the Juniper-path, the closest I've ever gotten to managing a Juniper device was checking the settings on a NetScreen-5GT before taking it offline and replacing it with a SonicWall 170.

mamono

Congrats!

I hope Cisco does the Second Chance again.

miller811

You are the man...
Congrats dude.

kryolla

Congrats I plan on taking my last exam and hopefully joining you next month.

wat08

I bet with your new found CCNP knowledge you could bust out the CCDP within a matter of 1 or 2 months...

kpjungle

Great congratz! you have put alot of effort into it

gorebrush

Plazma wrote:

you guys are about to make me cry! (not really, but you get the sentiment)

I have acutally considered looking into a lot of the directions.. but still unsure where i want to go. The CCSP interest me the most, but it is quite a few more tests The CCIP interests me almost as much as the CCSP and the CCDA/CCDP interest me for the concepts.. but im cared that Cisco's Design principles may not be of much value in mult-vendor stuff> I've also considered the jncia-er and the jncia-m because from what little of JunOS ive used, it's sexy.. period

Why not do them all?

jamesp1983

doing them all would be fun.

gorebrush

I wasn't joking... It's my plan for the next few years

snadam

atta boy plazma!!! you sure sneak those exams in dont you?

Plazma

snadam wrote:

atta boy plazma!!! you sure sneak those in dont you?

It's one of my little secrets i use for my success