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# Server Event Category
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  The **Server** event category contains general server events.  
  
## In This Section  
  
|Topic|Description|  
|-----------|-----------------|  
|[Mount Tape Event Class](../../relational-databases/event-classes/mount-tape-event-class.md)|Indicates that a tape mount request has been received.|  
|[Server Memory Change Event Class](../../relational-databases/event-classes/server-memory-change-event-class.md)|Indicates that [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] memory usage has changed.|  
|[Trace File Close Event Class](../../relational-databases/event-classes/trace-file-close-event-class.md)|Indicates that a trace file has been closed during a trace file rollover.|