mzx380 wrote: » I was originally planning on taking this later as I was told my turn would be in the spring but for now I'm going to put my CCNA studies on hold in order to study and take this cert. Does anyone who's recently taken Stanly have any advice for me?
mzx380 wrote: » How much time did any Stanly taker take to study after the course was over before they ended up taking the test?
volfkhat wrote: » Study for the exam at some later date (but watch for the retirement)
"do you think that the retirement is pending?"
Also, as much as I would love to continue with my CCNA, I don't think I would be able to study both at the same time since they both require a lot of attention.
I actually hoping to do other less involved certification prep at the same time so I've thought about ITIL foundations.
volfkhat wrote: » Oh brother.... Hell if i know! But i know VMware just retired their 5.1 Cert in December. So..... you would probably have until December 2016, at least?
volfkhat wrote: » That's a fair point. of course.... i disagree :] How long have you been studying for the CCNA thus far? Or, perhaps a Better Question: WHAt do you WANT to do?? Virtualization or Networking.
volfkhat wrote: » People have passed the ITIL in less than 21 days. There's some chick on the forum (CLaire, i think) who sells a book that Everyone recommends. Read it, PASS it, then get back to you CCNA studies. Or, like you said: Study HARD now for the VCP. Then resume the CCNA immediately afterwards :]
volfkhat wrote: » The class can easily be bested by adhering to a simple formula: Day 1: Reserve a 4-hour-block to watch all required lectures. Give them your FULL undivided attention. Eliminate all distractions. Day 2: Reserve a 4-hour-block to complete all required labs. Earlier in the Day is Better than Later. Do NOT wait until Sunday night to get started. Finito.
mu5ic92 wrote: » But being that its 8-10 weeks does that mean it would take 4 hours everyday of the week to complete on time? Or would that be to expedite the completion of the course.
mzx380 wrote: » I think what Volfkhat means is that you can handle the course on a week to week basis by devoting 2 x 4 hour blocks a week.
mzx380 wrote: » In addition to studying to complete the course, individual reading will have to be done.
mzx380 wrote: » I bought a book to read outside of course time and hope to set up a lab in the next 24 hours to prep for the course. Haven't received any info from the people at Stanly yet regarding the course. Would I be ok if I have my lab ready to go by this weekend or would that be cutting it too close?
rbanksy wrote: » anyone had an e-mail from the instructor yet? it starts tomorrow!
aschenbecher wrote: » I got my email today. It stated that i'm required to buy the book ? I thought it was optional, do i really have to buy the book ? Oh and i've attached a pic of my server below. its a Dell poweredge r610 2x xeon and 48gb ecc ram. I made some mods to it by adding a quadro gpu and a additional network port. its running esxi 5.5.
STANLY_CC wrote: » The textbook is required, and is beneficial when studying for the certification exam. However, we cannot force anyone to purchase it.
mzx380 wrote: » This is the right one? Please let me know so i can purchase Thankshttp://www.bkstr.com/ProductDisplay?urlRequestType=Base&catalogId=10001&categoryId=9604&productId=73591361&errorViewName=ProductDisplayErrorView&langId=-1&top_category=&parent_category_rn=&storeId=37904
aschenbecher wrote: » do i have to enroll in and complete "new student orientation" ?
BornToBeMild wrote: » The code expires 12 months after you "purchased" it for $0. Plenty of time, plus you can use it 3 times if you need to.
jamesleecoleman wrote: » I didn't see anything about the exam retiring on the website:https://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=12457&ui=www_cert I looked for the words, "expire" and "retire". Nothing came up for me.
