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title: "Event Log Records"
slug: "event-log"
description: "A monitoring event is when a monitored device triggers a monitoring rule. Monitor your events on the Event Log Records page. "
updated: 2022-06-03T12:49:23Z
published: 2022-06-03T12:49:23Z
canonical: "documentation.sysaid.com/event-log"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://documentation.sysaid.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Event Log

The event log records every SysAid monitoring event. A monitoring event is when a monitored device triggers a monitoring rule.

**Example:** A monitoring rule for a server specifies that if HDD usage > 80% there's a warning, and if HDD usage > 90% there's an error. New software is installed, and HDD usage jumps from 78% to 85%. A warning is triggered and appears in the event log. The admin sees this warning and removes files from the server. HDD usage falls back to 75%. A Back to Normal event is triggered and appears in the event log.

![EventLogfilesEventLogEventLog.jpg](https://cdn.document360.io/52d3cb6c-cc81-43c2-b6f7-cbabcb449271/Images/Documentation/EventLogfilesEventLogEventLog.jpg)

For general instructions for using list pages in SysAid, please go [here](/v1/docs/using-sysaid-lists). For more information about the fields in this list, please go [here](/v1/docs/alerts).