Exam Strategies

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 Objectives

After successfully completing this content, you will be

able to:
Prepare for the JNCIE-SEC exam
Describe the environment and testing procedure
Describe the grading procedure

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 Agenda: Exam Strategies

Prior to the Exam

Exam Day
After the Exam

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 Exam Preparation
Know the topics and objectives
http://www.juniper.net/us/en/training/certification/
resources_jnciesec.html
Practice!
Take notes
Time yourself
Resources
Technical documentation
Education Services courseware
On-the-job or hands-on experience
SRX branch devices are not costly; use VRs
Junosphere
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 JNCIE-SEC Sections

Sections include:
Infrastructure
Clusters
Policies
VPNs
NAT
Attack prevention
UTM and screening options
Extended implementation concepts

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 Agenda: Exam Strategies

Prior to the Exam

Exam Day
After the Exam

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 Morning of the Exam

Exam day
Make sure you had a good night of rest
Eat a light breakfast
Dress comfortably
Arrive to the testing center early
Familiarize yourself with the testing facility
Review your notes

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 Exam Tools

When starting your exam, you will be given:

Access to a terminal with SecureCRT
A network topology map
Tables describing network characteristics such as addresses
A list of tasks and associated point values
Tasks are broken out into sections
Read all tasks before starting the exam!
Access to technical documentation
Access to a proctor
Use to your advantage!

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 Exam Infrastructure

The lab infrastructure consists of:

SRX Series devices
Various network terminals and servers

ISP-A?

server?

host?

ISP-B?

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 Time-Saving Tips

Eight-hour exam (not including one-hour for lunch)

Keep track of time; take breaks
Try to allow 1 to 2 hours for verification and troubleshooting
after completing all tasks
Time-savers
Cut and paste identical configuration pieces
Know your keyboard and CLI shortcuts
Strategic attack
Pay attention to each sections point value
Apply multiple tasks to a device when appropriate
Skip verification if short on time

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 If You Have Trouble

Troubleshooting issues
Troubleshoot by outputs before inspecting the configuration
Verify that the issue is not hardware related
Alert the proctor sooner rather than later if a hardware issue is
suspected
Move on and revisit the issue later when possible
As a last resort, break the exam rules

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 Agenda: Exam Strategies

Prior to the Exam

Exam Day
After the Exam

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 Grading

You will be given a pass or fail report within

15 business days of the exam
You must earn enough points to meet the passing score
The score is determined by statistical analysis
Failure notifications will contain areas of needed
improvement

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 Now What?

I passed!!
Keep current by recertifying the JNCIP-SEC between
18 months and 24 months from pass date
Show off your accomplishments
Plaque, logo, resume
Consider other certification tracks
Enterprise routing and switching, service provider routing
and switching
I did not pass
Schedule your retake
Must wait 14 calendar days
Pay close attention to sections in which you had difficulty
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 Summary

In this content, we:

Reviewed preparatory strategies for the JNCIE-SEC exam
Described the environment and testing procedure
Described the grading procedure

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