CCIE Training

CCIE Learning Capsules are self-paced, self-assessed, and self-contained three to six hour labs which focus on a specifi technology or a groupd of related technologies. This definition, which is listed on every Learning Capsule page, is a bit confusing and doesn’t tell the entire story.

Earlier this year we at gradedlabs decided to create a new line of products that would be afforable and target a specific technology area. This was comming off the launch of the Poly-Lab Assessment which points out technology areas, such as BGP and OSPF, where the lab taker was weaker. We noticed that the suggestions really pointed out to just a few products that were around $300 – $2,000. Seeing this we decided to launch a new line of products, under $20, that would be available for specific technologies. We then put a charge out to the best instructors at Internetwork Expert to develop these new labs. After this, INE decided to allow us to turn their CCIE Workbook Volume 1 into around 20 learning capsules. This really expanded our product line and the workbook was maticulously organized and then each lab was organized into a learning capsule. However, if you own CCIE Workbook Volume 1 then you should only purchase learning capsules that are not listed as originally coming from this workbook. So there are really 2 sets of learning capsules. Those that orginate from INE and those that were specifically written for gradedlabs. Learning capsules are intended to help you spend the time before the actual CCIE Lab exam studying technologies that you have not yet mastered.

There are four parts to each learning capsule: initial configurations, the lab, solutions and verifications. Initial configrations are given for every learning capsule and should be loaded onto your rack rental before you start the lab. These initial configs are necessary in order to perform the tasks on the lab.

Each learning capsule come with a lab which is focused on a specific technology or group of related technologies. If you are looking for a specific topic you can use the search on the site to find which learning capsule best fits your need. Make sure to not just browse the title, but also browse the descriptions since most of the related technologies can be found in the table of contents for the lab which is posted on the product description for each learning capsule. The lab itself is a series of task to be done on gradedlabs racks and using the current gradedlabs routing & switching topology. Some of the learning capsules contain different logical topologies but all use the same physical toplogy. The autonomy of Learning Capsules that were translated from INE’s Internetwork Expert’s Volume 1 are a bit different than those unique to gradedlabs.

The learning capsules from INE contain the task followed by specific configuration instructions for that task(s) followed by the solution to how to solve the task along with the verification steps for the task. So for BGP Conditional Advertisement, there are two tasks associated with this topic. Following these task are the configuration, solutions and then the verifications. These are very detailed labs to help you in your studies. A partial screen-shot of the verification step follows.

To get a better understanding of how these Internetwork Expert Learning Capsules look and to try one out for yourself we are offering a free learing capsule to get you started. Be sure to take a look at it here.

Unique learning capsules from gradedlabs, listed below, are written specifically to target a specific technology. Also, most of them are written as troubleshooting tasks. This will be on the new blueprint of the CCIE Lab Exam. Troubleshooting tickets are similar to tasks in other learning capsules, but are more of what’s wrong instead of what to do.

When you purchase a learning capsule you will get the initial configs, a PDF with the tasks, another PDF with the solutions and verifications and the logical topology associated with that learning capsule. Trouble ticket learing capsules are the best way to prepare for the new tasks on the actual CCIE Lab Exam.