Hey all, Below you will find some useful files that helped me during my CCIE Data Center studies. I mentioned in my announcement that I passed for the CCIE Data Center lab exam that I am am using a “topic based” approach to study everything that we need to know. Below you will find some [...]
Hey, Something new, something fun I think this is just a matter of time that the CCIE Video track will be released. Cisco released the CCNA Video in January 2013 and see whats missing on the picture below? Yes, CCNP Video and CCIE Video No plans yet … but as always … this is itching [...]
Hey Guys, Passed CCIE Data Center: “It always seems impossible until it’s done” – Nelson Mandela Just wanted to update you trough this post that my journey in achieving the CCIE Certificate just came to an end today. When Cisco announced the CCIE Data Center track in March 2012 I immediately knew that this was [...]
Hey all, It’s been a while again that I posted something. I just finished a pretty good and flexible CCIE Data Center cabling topology. This diagram is partly based on the INE diagram that they use for their Nexus bootcamp. I made it a bit more fancy and customized it based on my own lab [...]
I am happy to announce that I am going to take some time the next couple of weeks, months and maybe years in order to put together some nice practical video’s about the topics that are listed on the CCIE Data Center Lab blueprint. Here you can watch a short intro … stay tuned for [...]
Today’s blog post will be about “the products used in the Cisco Data Center Architecture”. In my previous blog post I explained the Cisco Data Center Architecture and this architecture is build with different components/hardware. Every piece of hardware is there for a reason, because the equipment list of the CCIE Data Center track [...]
As the CCIE Data Center track has been announced a lot of people started to study for this including me With all CCIE tracks the first exam that needs to be passed is the Written exam. For the Written Exam there is a separate blueprint, with a lot of topics… I am going to go [...]
SO I woke up this morning very early and did the usual Facebook and Twitter read in bed and there it was … The CCIE Datacenter track has officially be announced. More information can be found on the website of Cisco itself of course. To summarize,: the Written CCIE Datacenter exam will have exam number [...]
Yesterday I was browsing trough my Facebook page and my eye catched a post of FryGuy with a link to his blog with the following header “CCIE Data Center – It Looks To Be Real!” I know that the rumor has been going on for a while … so suddenly I am all focused when [...]
Hi, I was so happy with the outcome of the yaDIS tool that I decided to create a movie about it and upload it on youtube This is my first time actually creating a video … so if my hands were too shaky … sorry for that Have fun and enjoy it
I decided to do something else for a change and applied for the University of Amsterdam. Before I was actually admitted I needed to pass 6 tests as part of the Admission Procedure of the faculty. The name of the Master that I admitted to is called “The Master System Network Engineering” and this Master [...]
Hey, Last weekend I did some practicing with a Catalyst 6500 and a WiSM blade. In order to get more comfortable with this I created a few tasks that I think are important for the CCIE Wireless Lab. Below you will find a overview of the questions that I created and you will find a [...]
Today I received equipment that I can use in order to build my CCIE Wireless Lab. The lab is not complete yet … but I can test arround 90% of the Blueprint topics of CCIE Wireless. The only topics that I won’t be able to test/learn are: – VTP – Trunking – HSRP – Dynamic [...]
I decided to create a few comics together with an old collegue of mine and this is the result of the first episode! Hope you will like it! If so leave a comment!
As Part of the CCIE Wireless lab we also need to have a CSA Server (besides the CWS server). The actual CSA software (also known as Cisco ACS) can run on a machine with Windows 2003/SP as underlying Operating system. I am currently using a Virtual Machine that runs Windows 2003/SP2 with all latest security [...]
As an IT (networking) guy, I have a lot of computer equipment that is using a lot of power. One of my friends once said to me if they had something like the energy measurement police and you where not allowed to use more than a specific amount of energy, they would probably arrest me. [...]
As Part of the CCIE Wireless lab we need to have a WCS Server. The actual WCS software can run on a machine with Windows 2003/SP or Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server 5.X as underlying Operating system. 64-bit installations are not supported at all. I am currently using a Virtual Machine that runs Windows 2003/SP2 [...]
In the process of getting bored and waiting for wireless equipment I decided to set up the newest release of CUCM and CUC. At the time that I am writing this (28-12-2010) the newest version is 8.5(1). For my CCIE wireless Lab enviroment I will need a callmanager in order to register the (wireless) phones. [...]
In this blog post I am going to explain the equipment that is used for the CCIE Wireless Lab. This is THE MOST IMPORTANT topic of the complete lab … because if you don’t know your equipment and its capabillities then you don’t know what can do what in order to configure what Cisco is [...]
If you look at the CCIE Wireless blueprint you will see tha this blueprint exists of 5 head subjects: 1.00 Plan WLAN installations 2.00 Design WLAN installations 3.00 Implement WLAN Installations 4.00 Operate WLAN installations 5.00 Troubleshoot WLAN issues Today I studied the first “chapter” and I want to give you guys an overview of [...]
As many people ask my (including my dad) what I am actually doing (work related) I decided to write a blog post about this. I am currently working for Cisco Systems in The Netherlands for the NDCS organisation in the DCNI departement. NDCS stands for “Network Data Center Services” and DCNI stands for “Data Center [...]
Recently I have started working in a newly build Cisco Data Center and I learned about a new type of cabeling that is used for patching. Patching between patchpanels and network equipment. This cabling is called MPO / MTP which stands for “Multiple-Fibre Push-On/Pull-off” MPO is Multiple-Fibre Push-On connector. MTP connector, designed by US Conec [...]
Hi blog readers, As some of you already know I was busy with achieving my CCIE Voice. Well I can tell you that I reached my goal. On the 24th of January 2008 my journey started when I passed the CCIE Voice Written Exam. I can remember the exact day … and the localtion was [...]
I always get the question how I became a CCIE and how long it took me and what my future goals are after achieving the highest certification in networking… my always that I don’t really know … maybe another CCIE track but I have no concrete plans … Well after the 29 of June CCIE [...]
