Cisco CCIE Data Center Lab Certification Exam Guide Schedule.

CCIE Data Center Exam Overview:

Cisco CCIE Data Center certification is going to validate that the candidates have acquired the expert-level skills sets which would be required for the planning, implementing, designing and managing of complex modern IT data center infrastructure.

The CCIE Data Center Candidates are uniquely qualified to play a role of leadership in harnessing evolving technologies and having deep expertise domain to meet the business requirements that would be depending on an agile IT infrastructure. Professionals who have achieved CCIE Data Center certification would have demonstrated their technical skills at the highest level, utilizing industries best practices.

CCIE Data Center Lab Overview:

CCIE Data Center Lab Exam is conducted in two-part which is exactly of eight-hours long. This exam would be testing the candidate’s skills in configuring, diagnosing and troubleshooting topologies of a complex data center. Knowledge of troubleshooting and configuration are important candidates and skills are expected in order to configure and troubleshoot issues which would be as a part of the CCIE Data Center Lab exam.

CCIE Data Center Lab Examination is divided into two parts, they are:

Part 1: Diagnostic module is written

The Candidates are provided with various pieces of information which would be similar to information that is provided to a Data Center support engineer which would be assisting a customer finding the root cause of an issue, and which is considered to be quite similar to information that would be provided by someone who have stuck troubleshooting an issue. No device access is allowed in this module. This module is going to include multiple-choice, point-and-click style items, and drag-and-drop style items. The Diagnostic module which is also called troubleshoots tickets contains a set of documents that the candidate is going to consult in order to be able to identify and understand the root cause of the issue presented. Candidates are analyzing and correlating information in order to diagnose among the provided the pre-defined options.

Part 2: Configuration & Troubleshooting module:

The Configuration and Troubleshooting module would be testing hands-on practical capabilities. It would have consisted of various situations that would be based on one topology. At the beginning of the module, the candidates would be having a full overview of the entire module; and could make a choice of working on items whether in sequence or not. Candidates are not at all allowed to go back and forth between modules during the exam.

Clearing this exam would be very much difficult if you haven’t known about the Lab Topologies. For that, you need immense practical practice, which you could gain through the courses provided by the SPOTO. Now let’s gain more knowledge about the Lab Exam.

Lab Environment:

Cisco documentation is available online during the exam, however knowledge of the more common technologies and protocols is assumed. The documentation could only be navigated by utilizing the index, as the search function would be disabled. No outside reference materials would be permitted in the lab room. You must report if you suspect any equipment issues to the proctor while commencing the exam; adjustments couldn’t be made once the exam is completed.

Lab Exam Grading:

Each question on the CCIE Data Center Lab Exam has quite a specified criterion. The CCIE Data Center Lab Exam would be graded by proctors who would be ensuring the entire criterions which are met and points that are awarded accordingly. The proctors are going to be utilized with the automatic tools that are needed to gather information from the routers so as to perform some preliminary evaluations, but the final determination of a correct as well as incorrect configuration which would be done by a trained proctor.

So, now you have gained the knowledge related to the CCIE Data Center Lab Examination, and it is the time to select a good training partner, which according to me is the SPOTO.