Devices shown in Global Collection Only and not in container

Products

• Network Observability

Issue/Introduction

Devices shown in Global Collection Only and not in container

Some devices are shown in global collection but not shown under any container

CollectionModelNameString has value
TopologyModelNameString has no value

Environment

23.3.x or 24.3.x

Cause

Accidently the models might have been deleted from Topology

Resolution

Go to topolgy tab
Switch to edit mode

Copy the device 

Paste it in some container either universe or under universe any container.

come out of the edit mode

Check the Container Location under ToplogyModelNameString attribute.