CCNP: Passed tests valid after 09.2003 ?

[axba]

Hello,

I have passed the "old" CCNP switching test BCMSN 640-604.
I try to pass the "old" CCNP routing test BSCI 640-901 in the next two or three weeks.

When I finish my CCNP certification after august/september 2003, are these two tests still valid ?

Axel
CCNA, CCDA

 

[webnetwiz]

Your CCNP will be valid for 3 years after you take the last exam, doesn't matter if it's the old one or the new one.

 

[axba]

Ok, the certification CCNP is valid for three years.
But, is a single passed old test (BCMSN 640-604 or BSCI 640-901) valid after the new tests are available ?

 

[webnetwiz]

Yes, if you have passed it. I will be taking the BCMSN on 05/27, and if I pass, it'll count towards my CCNP even after it's retired in August. As soon as I pass switching, I'll register for routing, cause that's really the exam you need to get out of the way, and it's easier to take the older exam than the newer.

 

[webnetwiz]

Well, I passed Switching, now on to Routing.

 

[rburke]

Congrats!!

How was the Switching Exam? I'm goingto be taking it in hte next two weeks... was there anything that you hadn't prepared for or caught you off guard that I should study for? I don't want exact questions, just general topics.

Thanks,

Burke

 

[webnetwiz]

Two things to focus on (at least for me) MLS and CGMP and IGMP Snooping, other than that, it was ok

 

[msir]

I passed CCNP switching yesterday it was OK
Focus on IGMP, CGMP and MLS (hardest parts of exam)

 

[rburke]

Thanks for the tips!!

Burke

 

[dogbert2]

I just passed the 640-604 (Switching) with a score of 877 (776 is the minimum score). The exam was HEAVY on CGMP, IGMP, MLS, Multicasting, and product selection. There were a few questions that were gimmies, but overall, a fair exam if you prepared well. There are questions on HSRP, STP, VLANS/Trunking, and make sure you know how to do Multicast
IP to MAC address translation.

I used the Cisco Press BCMSN book along with Boson 640-604 exam series. Make sure you pay attention to product placement at the Access, Distribution, and Core layers (which product goes where).