{"id":500,"date":"2009-06-29T13:09:37","date_gmt":"2009-06-29T19:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weblog.chrisgrundemann.com\/?p=500"},"modified":"2018-01-27T18:36:04","modified_gmt":"2018-01-27T23:36:04","slug":"13-tips-for-passing-juniper-lab-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisgrundemann.com\/index.php\/2009\/13-tips-for-passing-juniper-lab-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Tips for Passing Juniper Lab Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am currently waiting to receive official notification that I passed the <a title=\"Juniper Networks Certified Internet Expert (JNCIE-M)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.juniper.net\/us\/en\/training\/certification\/mt_series_track.html#jnciem\">JNCIE-M<\/a> exam that I sat for last Friday [UPDATE: I am now JNCIE-M #449].\u00a0 Just like when I passed the <a title=\"Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional (JNCIP-M)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.juniper.net\/us\/en\/training\/certification\/mt_series_track.html#jncipm\">JNCIP-M<\/a> in January, the first thing most people ask when they hear that is: &#8220;How can I pass?&#8221;\u00a0 In fact I have had so many folks ask me what I did to study and how I prepared for both of these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dnb%255Fsb%255Fss%255Fi%255F0%255F7%26field-keywords%3Djuniper%2520networks%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Dstripbooks%26sprefix%3DJuniper&amp;tag=dontpanic0f-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957\">Juniper Networks<\/a><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; 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follow these <em>13 tips for passing Juniper lab tests<\/em> and greatly improve your chances:<\/p>\n<h2>Preparation:<\/h2>\n<h3>1.\u00a0 Have some experience<\/h3>\n<p>While you can probably successfully study for a JNCIA or JNCIS written exam with no actual Juniper experience (I did), that task would be very difficult for a JNCIP or JNCIE practical exam.\u00a0 Having hands on experience with the hardware and software that the test covers before you begin to study will make your task much easier.\u00a0 Personally, I would recommend at least 6-12 months of real world JUNOS experience before attempting the JNCIP and one to two years before trying for your JNCIE.\u00a0 The more you have the easier your studying will go of course.<\/p>\n<h3>2.\u00a0 Buy or download the study guides<\/h3>\n<p>This may be fairly obvious as a tip but I thought I should point out two things here.\u00a0 The first is that in my experience, Juniper&#8217;s study guides are much more relevant to the tests they cover than other vendors.\u00a0 The material covered in the study guides is great for reference and learning, with plenty of solid examples, and it also relates directly to the test objectives.\u00a0 Secondly, in the case of the M&amp;T series track, the study guides are out of print and available for &#8220;free&#8221; from Juniper&#8217;s website: http:\/\/www.juniper.net\/us\/en\/training\/certification\/books.html.\u00a0 I used quotes on the word free because I paid over $140 to have the two books printed at Kinkos, soft copy just isn&#8217;t enough for me in this case.<\/p>\n<h3>3.\u00a0 Use a lab<\/h3>\n<p>Another possibly obvious tip but I know folks who attempted to study &#8220;dry&#8221; (without a lab) with poor results.\u00a0 You should have access to a lab as you read the study guides so that you can follow along with the configuration and troubleshooting examples.\u00a0 Even more importantly, you should conduct all of the case studies provided in the books in such a lab.\u00a0 There are various ways to build your lab for far less expense than you might think.\u00a0 Look into <a title=\"JUNOS VMWare Google Search\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=JUNOS+VMWare&amp;ie=utf-8&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;aq=t&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&amp;client=firefox-a\">VMWare<\/a> <a title=\"Building a Juniper &quot;Olive&quot; running latest JUNOS in VMWare\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smogey.net\/tech\/Juniper\/Olive\/index.htm\">and<\/a> <a title=\"Olive - Juniper Clue\" href=\"http:\/\/juniper.cluepon.net\/index.php\/Olive\">Olives<\/a>.\u00a0 In many ways, securing and\/or building your lab is at least half the battle.<\/p>\n<h3>4.\u00a0 Over-prepare<\/h3>\n<p>Both times that I walked into the testing room to sit for the respective exams, I was on the verge of being completely sick of the covered topics.\u00a0 I was almost tired of configuring Junipers all together.\u00a0 It worked to my great advantage.\u00a0 Because of my abundance of studying, I knew the material inside and out and was able to finish both tests quite handily in far less than the alloted time.\u00a0 These are not easy tests and they both cover a lot of ground.\u00a0 Even if you (like I) work on a Juniper network everyday, it is very unlikely that you take on all of the tasks needed to pass the tests on a regular basis, so study, a lot.<\/p>\n<h3>5.\u00a0 Talk to someone who has recently passed<\/h3>\n<p>While you are studying, find someone who has taken the exam which you are preparing for recently.\u00a0 Pick their brain.\u00a0 While they will not be able to give you specific details of the actual test, they should be able to give you a good feel for what to expect.\u00a0 Walking in confident is key and beyond all the studying, feeling a bit familiar in the testing room can help give you that confidence.<\/p>\n<h2>Execution:<\/h2>\n<h3>6.\u00a0 Read all of the objectives before starting<\/h3>\n<p>These tests are essentially a series of objectives which you must configure the network to meet.\u00a0 Before you start configuring anything, read through all of them.\u00a0 It is very possible that later objectives will affect the configs surrounding earlier ones.\u00a0 If you are not aware of these conflicts, you will most likely end up re-doing things, this costs you time and brain cycles that could be used working on new tasks instead.\u00a0 Read through all of the information provided and try to understand the big picture (at least vaguely) before you start hacking away at that keyboard.<\/p>\n<h3>7.\u00a0 Pay attention to detail<\/h3>\n<p>Read every objective and every requirement or restriction provided at least twice.\u00a0 Seriously.\u00a0 There are a combination of very strict \/ explicit requirements and more loose requirements.\u00a0 You must understand exactly what you are being asked to do or face major point losses for minor errors.<\/p>\n<h3>8.\u00a0 Take your time<\/h3>\n<p>The eight hours that you are given is plenty of time if you are prepared so take your time and avoid mistakes.\u00a0 Read thoroughly, think about the problem posed and all possible solutions, double check your assumptions.\u00a0 Slow and steady wins this race &#8211; haste makes waste and all that as well, it is very easy to glaze over an error or misunderstanding if you are too focused on working\/finishing quickly.<\/p>\n<h3>9.\u00a0 Use shortcuts<\/h3>\n<p>With that said, don&#8217;t waste time either, this is a timed test after all.\u00a0 The best way to avoid wasting time is to understand the shortcuts available to you.\u00a0 You are allowed to open as many terminal sessions as you please and to use a text editor as well.\u00a0 Take full advantage of this.\u00a0 Learn your keyboard shortcuts, learn to quickly identify pieces of code (config) which can be altered slightly (or not at all) and pasted into other routers, know which tools are available to you in the test beds code version (load set, load merge, load patch, etc) and how to best use them.\u00a0 Practice this way and be sure to work this way on test day.<\/p>\n<h3>10.\u00a0 Test your work<\/h3>\n<p>Do not trust your configs.\u00a0 It is easy to miss a bad or missing line of configuration on one router, it is much harder to ignore a traceroute that goes wonky or a ping that does not complete.\u00a0 Test the functionality of each objective once you think the config is correct, you <strong>will<\/strong> find errors to fix.<\/p>\n<h3>11.\u00a0 Ask questions<\/h3>\n<p>The proctor is there for more than making sure you don&#8217;t cheat, he or she is a resource for you as well.\u00a0 If you are unclear on what you are being asked to do, ask for clarification!\u00a0 While the proctor obviously can not tell you how to do something, they will be able to help you understand what it is that you are supposed to be doing in the first place.<\/p>\n<h3>12.\u00a0 Remember the big picture<\/h3>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t meet a requirement with the given restrictions, consider meeting it while ignoring a restriction or two.\u00a0 Remember that in the long run it is likely much better to lose a point or three for breaking a single restriction than skipping an entire objective that later tasks may be dependent upon.\u00a0 Static routes are banned but only cost a point each, this is a viable option to save your overall operability.\u00a0 You can always come back and try to fix it later, once you finish all the other objectives.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> 13.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t Panic!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This one gets a lot of folks.\u00a0 It is very easy to freak out and forget everything you know.\u00a0 Stay calm and methodical no matter what.\u00a0 If you make a mistake or time is running short, buckle down and maintain.\u00a0 The absolute worst thing for you is to get angry or scared or rushed and compound your problems with silly mistakes.\u00a0 Go get a drink of water and a couple deep breaths and then carry on!<\/p>\n<p><em>Please let me know if these tips help you or if you think I missed something important &#8211; 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