Part IX Review

Keep track of your part review progress with the checklist in Table P9-1. Details on each task follow the table.

Table P9-1 Part IX Part Review Checklist

Create one mind map for each of these categories. Note that the categories match many of the major headings in the chapters in this part of the book. Make your mind map without using your notes and the book first, and when you cannot do more, then refer to your notes and the book.

syslog, NTP, CDP & LLDP, passwords and login, device hardening, managing IOS upgrades, managing configuration files, managing IOS licensing

Appendix L, “Mind Map Solutions,” lists sample mind map answers, but as usual, your mind map can and will look different.

Table P9-2 Configuration Mind Maps for Part IX Review

Pearson Network Simulator: Once NetSim has been updated for the 100-105, 200-105, and 200-125 exams, you will see labs for all these topics that are easily found in the “Sort by Chapter” tab of the Sim. Do those labs. If you are using the older version of the Simulator (for the 100-101, 200-101, or 200-120 exams), the labs are spread across the ICND1 and ICND2 halves of that product. You may find them most easily by just searching on key terms, like NTP, syslog, and so on.

Config Labs: In your idle moments, review and repeat any of the Config Labs for this book part in the author’s blog; launch from blog.certskills.com/ccent/configlab.

Other: If using other lab tools, here are a few suggestions. Most of the topics in this part use a short configuration with a few EXEC commands, and you can do meaningful labs with just two devices plus a laptop. This might be a great place to borrow some gear, or if you have been meaning to own a few used routers or switches, buy those and try labs on the topics in this part of the book.