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Speaking as someone who does have his own lab, (4351, c220, 2x3560-24ps) ... it really isn’t all that’s cracked up to be.
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<div>I feel like “Owning the lab” is one of those myths people chase and only want it until they have it (like owning a boat or in ground swimming pool). It sounds nice, till you realize the PITA it is to maintain.</div>
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<div>I find my self troubleshooting / changing “my lab” more than I use it.</div>
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<div>For the purposes of passing something like the CCIE, I would, as Anthony suggests, get a training partner that already has the equipment and is reasonably setup in a similar fashion to the lad. That way all you have to do is practice.<br>
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On Sep 28, 2018, at 19:07, Benjamin Turner <<a href="mailto:benmturner@hotmail.com">benmturner@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Ryan, I will look into that too, but you got to admit… nothing like having your own lab.</p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 28, 2018 7:04:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Benjamin Turner<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [cisco-voip] CCIEv2</font>
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<div>Don’t discount <a href="https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdcloud.cisco.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7C743d0b387e2d40b6654808d625971afe%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636737728248235310&sdata=adgLUwNegr0zALa%2BoRRFL8HTnUlV%2FucSYIe85ps%2BRmY%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="http://dcloud.cisco.com" shash="dGeTruNlE/4gP8O1cBiabCX1gHn09d76HsysJSku0zaIvtF7g/rM2iW+bK46CxdTtCm8O4mLUvPO7wfE8Sgp6YlQfTg2SQ+5TB4nqAw5hFE7n9cbueAbyZpbo2+q0P2oSNFh2sshw1SOdgX3eO7OY7bbp9SmQ+dImxMrnX1EDbA=">
dcloud.cisco.com</a> either; not a full featured a la carte lab but is a way to get hands on with some equipment, for free.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Anthony, I get you, but its damn near murder to get the ova and iso’s than it is I to get the hardware. Also, my lab has come in handy not just for the labs but for customer testing. I will look into a training partner like Vik (collab).
Just find it frustrating, almost like as if they are setting you up for failure.
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<div dir="auto">I feel your frustration, but this journey is not free, nor cheap. Get ready to sacrifice some shit, if you really want it.
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<div dir="auto">Also, I'm against building home labs for this specific journey. Just sign on with a training partner, and they'll have you covered. <br>
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<div dir="auto">That's just my opinion. </div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Off topic. Gearing up for my ccie v2 lab.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Why is it that I have to search and pay for useless ova’s and iso’s that don’t work for this test lab unless I have a Cisco customer contract? Demo licenses are free but CUCM Pub/SUB ova are not unless you have a contract.</p>
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