Reference Guide
mac-source-
address-mask
(OPTIONAL) Specify which bits in the MAC address must 
match. If no mask is specified, a mask of 00:00:00:00:00:00 
is applied (in other words, the filter allows only MAC 
addresses that match).
count (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword count to count packets the 
filter processes.
byte (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword byte to count bytes the filter 
processes.
log (OPTIONAL, E-Series only) Enter the keyword log to log the 
packets.
monitor (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword monitor when the rule is 
describing the traffic that you want to monitor and the ACL 
in which you are creating the rule is applied to the monitored 
interface.
NOTE: For more information, refer to the “Flow-based 
Monitoring” section in the Port Monitoring chapter of the 
Dell Networking OS Configuration Guide.
Defaults Not configured
Command 
Modes
CONFIGURATION-MAC ACCESS LIST-STANDARD
Command 
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, 
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Version 
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Version 7.4.1.0 Added the monitor option.
pre-Version 
6.1.1.0
Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage 
Information
When you use the log option, the CP processor logs details about the packets that 
match. Depending on how many packets match the log entry and at what rate, the 
CP may become busy as it has to log these packets’ details.
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