I am back again after just passing the final CCNP exam, the TSHOOT exam 642-832.  This one was a bit different since most of it was simulations.  I only had three questions that were the typical multiple choice.  The rest were simulation questions.  You could look at any of the devices and use show commands, but you cannot make any changes.  You have to identify on what device the problem is located on, then you have to say what category the issue is in (DHCP, BGP, EIGRP, etc), and then choose what you would do to fix it.  This is a test where you have to know what you are doing and what commands do what.  There really isn't a good way of studying other practicing on Cisco devices and troubleshooting in either the lab or the real world.  Here is what I used though.

First off, again I used CBT Nuggets.  Here is the link:

http://www.cbtnuggets.com/it-training-videos/series/cisco-ccnp-tshoot-642-832

Again it is definitely on the pricey side, but Jeremy went through a bunch of different sims and showed how he goes about troubleshooting issues and what commands you would use to fix them.  Very helpful.


After watching the videos I then read the Cisco Press 642-832 Official Certification guide.  

http://www.amazon.com/TSHOOT-642-832-Official-Certification-Guide/dp/1587058448/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1340677230&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=642-832

This was helpful in that it went into a bit more detail in some areas then Jeremy did.  Without Jeremy going through the labs first though it would not have been as easy to understand everything the first read through.

The rest of it was practicing using GNS3 and troubleshooting issues in the real world.

Hope this helps and good luck!