The date range that you select depends on what you are looking
for. For example, if a large number of events occurred around the same time, you
might want to look at the last 7 days or 30 days to see if the events were part
of a larger pattern or were an anomaly that was caused by a one-time occurrence.
Often one event triggers others. For example, a disk failure can cause a
scheduled replication or snapshot to fail. Using the recent events list can
help you determine if this is the case. You can then take any necessary
action.