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Configure a Highly-Available IPSec VPN tunnel on IOS
It is possible to configure Highly-Available IPSec VPN tunnel on IOS so that the SA information is replicated between the routers. This ensures that a potential failover will be transparent to users...
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Understanding WAN Quality of Service
The time has come, CCIE Collaboration hopefuls, to focus my blog on Quality of Service (QoS). I know, it’s everyone’s favorite subject, right? Well, you don’t have to like it; you just have to know it!...
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Wireless Configuration Method Speed Test Shootout :: Part 3
This is the third and final article in a series focusing on seeing which configuration methods are fastest or slowest in the CCIE wireless lab. The idea is to test each method under a variety of...
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New Product Release :: CCIE Data Center – Written Exam Video on Demand
We are happy to announce that we’ve recently completed a brand new CCIE Data Center Written Exam Video on Demand. In this coursework, you’ll immerse yourself in each technology your instructor, Jason...
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FCIP – The Beginning
FCIP is notably a part of the CCIE Data Center lab exam blueprint. It is also a sticking point for a lot of candidates who have not done a whole lot on the storage networking side. Luckily FCIP has...
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iPexpert’s Newest “CCIE Wall of Fame” Additions 2/27/2015
Please join us in congratulating the following iPexpert client’s who have passed their CCIE lab! This Week’s CCIE Success Stories Haroon Raees, CCIE #46529 (Collaboration) Evariste Happi, CCIE #46452...
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Time To Get More Advanced :: FCIP Pt. 2!
Part 1 of this blog series created a topology, much like you see below, where we configured a single vE (virtual expansion) port from MDS1 to MDS2 across an IP network. We merged VSAN 10 across this...
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Interactions between QoS and IPSec on IOS and the ASA
Quality of Service configuration for the traffic entering/leaving a VPN tunnel may require some special considerations. In this article, I am going to focus on interactions between QoS and IPSec on IOS...
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Why joining APs to a Controller Across a NAT Needs Special Configurations
Many wireless engineers know that having a lightweight AP join up to a controller across a NAT requires some extra configuration. But many don’t understand why it needs the configuration. This article...
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Cisco Announces Version 3 of the CCIE Wireless Blueprint
The wait is finally over and version 3 of the wireless CCIE blueprint has finally been announced. On September 14, the new version of the written and lab exams will go live. This will bring a very...
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Routing on the CCIE Data Center Lab – How Deep Do We Need to Go?
Every time I teach NX-OS the same question often arises, “How good do we need to be at routing in order to pass the lab exam?” My first inkling is always to say ‘learn it all,’ but we all know that...
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Build Your CCIE Security Knowledge with Cisco Docs!
A good knowledge of Cisco’s Documentation is what could make a difference in passing or failing the exam. Because of that, I would like to show you how to access most useful Doc CD resources on a per...
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How to use AnyConnect to “cheat” in the CCIE wireless lab
How would you like to be able to look up the answers to some of the tasks in the wireless lab, and not get in trouble over it? Well, read on, and I’ll give you a fun tip that you may be able to use in...
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The Benefits RTMT Features in CUCM and CUC
Finally, it’s the blog you’ve all been waiting for! Yes, that’s right folks; the time has come to discuss the benefits of Real-Time Monitoring Tool (RTMT) in CUCM and CUC. All right, I know it’s not...
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Connectivity Policies in UCSM
The importance of using templates with Cisco UCS cannot be emphasized enough. Creating something that you can reuse over and over again, as well as update and push out to pre-created objects, can save...
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DMVPN for IPv6
As you probably already know, every DMVPN network consists of multiple GRE tunnels that are established dynamically. At the beginning, every Spoke in the Cloud is supposed to build a direct tunnel to...
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Understanding NPV: Part 1 of a 2-part Series
N-Port Virtualization (NPV), and N-port ID Virtualization (NPIV) have been around for quite some time now. Enhancements have been made to the traditional NPV and NPIV implementations, making it more...
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Product Update :: CCIE Collaboration 8-Hour Mock Lab Workbook (Vol. 2)
We’re excited to announce the full-scale launch of our CCIE Collaboration 8-Hour Mock Lab Workbook (Vol. 2)! Written and tested by the world’s best Collaboration Instructor – Andy Vassar CCIE #22042...
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Dial Peer Redundancy
The implementation of redundancy in any technology is of paramount importance, whether you’re studying to achieve a CCIE certification or designing a network for a client. So it goes without saying...
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Building a CCIE Wireless v3 Home Lab on the “Cheap”
With the new version of the CCIE Wireless lab coming in September, many people will be looking to start preparing for their lab attempts. But one look at the hardware list for the exam shows that fully...
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