A computing device includes an interface configured to interface and communicate with a dispersed storage network (DSN), a memory that stores operational instructions, and a processing module operably coupled to the interface and memory such that the processing module, when operable within the computing device based on the operational instructions, is configured to perform various operations. The computing device detects a state change within the DSN based on at least one signal received via an interface. The computing device obtains a state descriptor, a timestamp, and state parameters. The computing device then generates a log record entry based on aggregation of the state change, the state descriptor, the timestamp, and/or the state parameters. The computing device then facilitates storage of the log record entry within event memory of the DSN.