TIME

Study Time Hours
Last week 33 hours 45 minutes
This week 32 hours 15 minutes
2024 total 129 hours 15 minutes

 

FOCUS

Below are the core focus areas where I endeavour to hit one of the four sections each day. Other work will have been done if additional time becomes available, for example, while commuting or on lunch break at work. Different tasks include but are not limited to, flashcards, interleaving previous labs, reviewing notes, and researching available study materials for upcoming topics and weak areas.

 

| LABBING 
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# CPB CCIE EI: Switching (Configuring Trunks)
# CPB CCIE EI: Switching (VTP Pruning)
# CPB CCIE EI: Switching (Configuring EtherChannels)
# CPB CCIE EI: Switching (Spanning-Tree 802.1d PVST)
# CPB CCIE EI: Switching (Spanning-Tree 802.1w Rapid PVST)
# CPB CCIE EI: Switching (Spanning-Tree 802.1s MST)
# CPB CCIE EI: Routing Concepts (IP Prefix Lists)


| ACTIVE RECALL
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# NetworkAcademy.io SD-WAN: 01. Introduction (Main Principles)
# NetworkAcademy.io SD-WAN: 02. Key Features (Application Quality of Experience)
# NetworkAcademy.io SD-WAN: 02. Key Features (Interconnecting Multiple Clouds)
# NetworkAcademy.io SD-WAN: 02. Key Features (Direct Internet Access)
# NetworkAcademy.io SD-WAN: 02. Key Features (RESTful APIs)
# NetworkAcademy.io SD-WAN: 03. Control Plane (Underlay vs Overlay Routing)
# NetworkAcademy.io SD-WAN: 03. Control Plane (Control Connections)


| READING 
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# Developing IP Multicast Networks (Ch 06. PIM Dense Mode)
# Developing IP Multicast Networks (Ch 06. PIM-DM Multicast Forwarding)
# Developing IP Multicast Networks (Ch 06. PIM-DM Pruning)
# Developing IP Multicast Networks (Ch 06. PIM-DM Asserts, Grafting, Scalability)
# Developing IP Multicast Networks (Ch 07. PIM Sparse Mode)
# Developing IP Multicast Networks (Ch 07. PIM-SM Explicit Join Model)
# Developing IP Multicast Networks (Ch 07. PIM-SM Shared Trees)


| VIDEOS 
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# INE CCIE R&S ATC: DMVPN (Overview)
# INE CCIE R&S ATC: DMVPN (Basic Configuration)
# INE CCIE R&S ATC: DMVPN (Phase 1, 2, and 3)
# INE CCIE R&S ATC: DMVPN (Phase 1 Configuration)
# INE CCIE R&S ATC: DMVPN (Routing protocols over Phase 1)
# INE CCIE R&S ATC: DMVPN (Phase 2 Configuration)
# INE CCIE R&S ATC: DMVPN (Routing protocols over Phase 2)

 

SUMMARY

A mediocre week that tailed off over the weekend. Some of the labs in the Cisco Press book were repetitive for spanning tree, but I have tried to create a new note type for the Lab Scheduling deck in Anki. These new notes will allow for ‘text input’ for the tasks on each card rather than having to spin up the relevant EVE-NG topology.

The O’Reilly course with Russ was valuable and provided different perspectives on troubleshooting methodologies. What I took away was more relevant to the real world than the CCIE lab. However, I want to re-watch the class once the VOD is available and create more detailed notes.

No new content will be introduced next week. I am noticing that the return on watching the videos is diminishing quickly; this holds true whether I am labbing along or actively taking notes.

 

CHECKLIST

  • 2024-01-07 book Cisco IP Routing: Packet Forwarding and Intra-domain Routing Protocols
  • 2024-01-08 labs INE CCIE R&S Advanced Technology Labs Workbook
  • 2024-01-09 labs INE CCIE R&S Foundation Lab #1
  • 2024-01-11 labs INE CCIE R&S Foundation Lab #2
  • 2024-01-14 labs INE CCIE R&S Foundation Lab #3
  • 2024-01-16 wbnr Cisco U - Catalyst SD-WAN Upgrade
  • 2024-01-17 book CCIE Routing and Switching v5.0 Official Cert Guide, Volume 1
  • 2024-01-18 crse Cisco U - SD-WAN Operation and Deployment
  • 2024-01-19 labs INE CCIE R&S Redistribution Case #1
  • 2024-01-20 labs INE CCIE R&S Redistribution Case #2
  • 2024-01-21 labs INE CCIE R&S Redistribution Case #3
  • 2024-01-26 crse O’Reilly - Modern Network Troubleshooting