In 2008/2009 I studied for an Advanced Diploma in Network Security, and an Advanced Diploma in Telecommunications Networks. The study was at the Cisco Academy in Meadowbank, and also included the CCNP v5.0 – BSCI, BCMSN, ISCW, and ONT; and modules from the CCSP – SNPA, and SNRS. Unfortunately I never actually got around to sitting the CCNP exams, and wish to do so now.

I’ve decided to go through all my old lab manuals and redo each lab in GNS3, and of course, post notes for those labs here. While the CCNP has been updated to v6.0, a lot of the lab work is the same. Any knowledge gaps I will fill as I go. Some labs that require switch work (most of BCMSN) will either be done in GNS3 using a 3700 IOS and a 16port switch module; else, I will be using actual hardware.

I’ve added a Cisco labs category to my category list for this purpose. I may add more categories (such as EIGRP, OSPF, etc) in the future.