Junos OS

Are J2350 enough to cover all exam objectives for JNCIE-M or one needs to have M series routers? Also what code I should be using for JNCIE-M and JNCIE-ER prep?

thanks in advance

JNCIE-M:

routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, and RIP), routing policy, firewall filters, CoS, MPLS, VPNs, IPv6, and multicast.

JNCIE-ER:

JUNOS policy, BGP for enterprises, IGP conversion, Layer 2 services, Layer 3 services overview, stateful firewall and NAT/PAT, IPSec VPNs, class of service, branch office connectivity, router management.

JNCIE-M track, I believe you need couple of M-series router to cover all the topics.

For JNCIE-ER track you can utilize J2350, using any junos version.

Zeus,

I studied for the JNCIE-M primarily using J series routers in my lab, based on the JNCIE Studyguide topologies, and I did okay.  But I had plenty of experience on M series before the exam.  I didn't think there were any major holes caused by feature disparity with the M series, but your mileage may vary

But, be aware that you will want to run junos-jseries code on your routers to prepare for that exam.  The junos-jsr (flow-based) code now shipping (JUNOS 9.4+) will have enough differences with the added security model to get in the way or the M series exam track.

--Dan 

Thanks Dan for your prompt response.

Are there any specific features like VPLS, MPLS TE etc that are not supported by J Series at all? I am building up a lab with J Series as we speak and just want to make sure if I can try and go all the way to JNCIE-M.

thanks

Zeus

Zeus,

MPLS-TE works fine in junos-jseries.  However, VPLS was not added to J-series until 9.4, which only supports the junos-jsr (flow-based) feature-set.  In general, the only real differences between the J and the M/T series are pretty esoteric (such as some minor details in CoS queuing parameters).  Most routing features work identically.

Unless I'm looking at data-plane specific features in my work at Juniper, I will most often model routing and MPLS topologies in J series. 

Hi Dan,

Information on how to approach the JNCIE-ER exam is pretty light on the ground. Is following the Enterprise Routing Book a good guide?  What kind of lab config should i put together.. I'd really like some ideas on this, as i'm going to attempt it later this year. Certainly not asking for any cheats on this.

Is Juniper ( or training partners ) running at 'Boot Camp' training for JNCIE-ER? 

Kind Regards

Andrew

Hey Andrew - I work for a reseller, not Juniper but I have been checking into the exam and have a little bit of information. The exam uses 8 routers, runs JUNOS V-8 and is one day in length. The Enterprise Routing book is very good. Also Doug Marschke (who was one of the co-authors) runs a company called Proteus. They offer a one week "boot camp" for the exam.

I had the pleasure of meeting Doug when I took my JNCIS-ER training as he was the instructor and would highly recommend the course.It is on my "to-do" list.

Andrew,

There is a page that describes specific areas to study on the Juniper Education/Certification page:

http://www.juniper.net/us/en/training/certification/resources_jncieer.html