Re: CLP9 - CPL10
Jim Henderson
> Hi
>
> I am preparing to take the CLP10 exam but only have the following study
> guides
>
> SUSE Linux Fundamentals - course 3036 SUSE Linux Administration - course
> 3037 vol 1 & 2 SUSE Linux Advanced Administration - course 3038
>
> Should that be enough to take the exam, is there any major different
> between those courses and the 3071 & 3072 courses?
It kinda depends on what other experience you have. There are some
differences in the courses, and it would be difficult for me to say that
using the CLP9 materials would give you good preparation for the CLP10
exam.
Jim
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Jim Henderson, CNA6, CDE, CNI, LPIC-1, CLA10, CLP10
Novell Training Services
Jim Henderson
> The server we have at work is SLES 10, I don't see it much different
> than the studing guide. But for the testing purpose is there any major
> different between those 2 versions?
Probably the best way to make a determination would be for you to compare
the objectives for the exams. The exam objectives are outlined through
links from the page at http://www.novell.com/training/testinfo/objectives/
index.html
Officially (in my role as Novell's Testing Program Manager), I have to
say that the test was designed to the CLP10 course materials.
You are, however, welcome to try the exam based on your own knowledge or
knowledge you learn from combining the course materials for CLP9 with
your own experience working with SLES10. Remember that these exams are
primarily geared towards the end result, within certain parameters. So
if you are asked, for example, to configure a DNS zone, as long as the
end result is what's asked for, whether you use YaST to get there or edit
the files directly, generally, that will work as long as you leave the
system in the proper state. (I say "within certain parameters" because
if, for example, you're asked to write a script to do 'x', it's assumed
that you will do so in bash because that's what the courses teach. If
you write it in python, you won't get credit for it even if the result is
exactly the same)
Unofficially, (taking my Novell hat off and speaking as a former IT
professional and all around Linux geek) I passed the CLP10 myself without
studying any of the materials but depending on my own personal
experiences with Linux over the past ~10 years. So I can attest
personally that the exam can be passed without using the study materials
if you know your stuff (and the right stuff) going in.
> Or should I wait for the coming SLES 11 and go ahead witht he new
> studing guides?
I can tell you that the objectives are being updated for CLP11; we hope
to have it released sometime in the 3rd quarter of Novell's fiscal year
2009 (which starts May 1). However, which you do would depend largely on
your needs and your environment. If you are planning a migration to
SLES11, then you may wish to wait and take the new exam when it's
available. If you're going to stick with 10 for a while, then you may
benefit more from taking the exam for 10. That's going to be a personal
or business decision for you to make depending on your needs.
Jim Henderson
> Thanks for the info, if I stay with the SLES 10 , can I take the CLP
> exam or do I have to take the CLA exam first?
The CLA exam is not a required prerequisite to the CLP. If you pass the
CLP, you receive the CLA as well as the Linux Technical Specialist
certificate.