101 Labs - Cisco CCNP Enterprise: Hands-on Labs for the CCNP 350-401 ENCOR 300-410 ENARSI Exams

Très bon complément

I've come across a few typos that have caused some unnecessary confusion. The majority of the issues I've come across are with GNS3. I've spent more time troubleshooting GNS3 than doing any of the labs. But when GNS3 wasn't an issue, the labs were good. I've learned a lot thus far.

I would have given this product a higher rating had it not been marketed toward the 300-410 ENARSI exam. While overall it's a good lab book that covers several core ENCOR topics, there is a very core topic that is missing from this book if you are preparing for the 300-410 ENARSI exam. This book has no DMVPN labs. If you are sitting for the ENARSI exam, then you already know from Cisco's exam blueprint that you need to know DMVPN phase 1, 2, and 3 like the back of your hand. The reason this is so vital is because there is so much material to cover with DMVPN such as all the phases, running IGPs on those phases, DMVPN dual hub dual cloud, DMVPN IPv6 over IPV4, and DMVPN over IPsec. These are must know topics that you have to lab to really understand. I really wish this book would have included some. I own this new edition and looking through it, there are labs on IPv6 tunnels, IPV6 GRE tunnels, and some other IPV6 tunnels labs but no DMVPN. As previously mentioned, overall this is still a solid book for labbing other core components from the ENCOR and ENARSI exams but I feel that DMVPN is too much of a core topic to leave out especially if youre marketing this lab guide for the ENARSI exam.

You will note, upon perusing the first few pages of the book, there are none of the normal honorifics, adulations, and "Thanks" for proofreaders and advisors. It shows. There are missing VLAN configurations, non-existent OSPF areas, etc. that would have been caught by a proofreader. Basic recommendation: have someone look through and provide feedback on a publication before publishing.