Strange device special file

[Ivan Rodriguez Sanchez]

Hi!
I'm working with HPUX 11.23 and ServiceGuard. I tried a print_manifest and it complains about a device special file called '/dev/insf70372'
I tried some command and here are the results:
# ioscan -fnk -C disk
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
====================================================================================
disk 7 0/0/2/1.0.16.0.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE TEAC DV-28E-V
/dev/dsk/c0t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0
disk 5 0/1/1/0.0.0.0.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP DH072BB978
/dev/dsk/c5t0d0 /dev/dsk/c5t0d0s2 /dev/rdsk/c5t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c5t0d0s2
/dev/dsk/c5t0d0s1 /dev/dsk/c5t0d0s3 /dev/rdsk/c5t0d0s1 /dev/rdsk/c5t0d0s3
disk 6 0/1/1/0.0.0.1.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP DH072BB978
/dev/dsk/c5t1d0 /dev/dsk/c5t1d0s2 /dev/rdsk/c5t1d0 /dev/rdsk/c5t1d0s2
/dev/dsk/c5t1d0s1 /dev/dsk/c5t1d0s3 /dev/rdsk/c5t1d0s1 /dev/rdsk/c5t1d0s3
disk 8 0/2/1/0.0.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE COMPAQ BF14684970
/dev/dsk/c1t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0
disk 9 0/2/1/0.1.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE COMPAQ BF14684970
/dev/dsk/c1t1d0 /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0
disk 1 0/2/1/1.0.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE COMPAQ BF14684970
/dev/dsk/c2t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0
disk 2 0/2/1/1.1.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE COMPAQ BF14684970
/dev/dsk/c2t1d0 /dev/insf7037 /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0

# ll /dev/insf7037
crw-r----- 1 bin sys 188 0x021001 Jul 29 14:40 /dev/insf7037

# diskinfo /dev/insf7037
diskinfo: can't open /dev/insf7037: I/O error

# diskinfo /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0
SCSI describe of /dev/rdsk/c2t1d0:
vendor: COMPAQ
product id: BF14684970
type: direct access
size: 143374744 Kbytes
bytes per sector: 512

How has appeared that /dev/insf7037 file??

Thanks!

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Shalom,

I dare say that file does not belong and was created by a typo or error.

rmsf the file, if possible boot the system and see if it re-appears.

Not much point in figuring out why it happened.

As a precaution, you should make sure your system is up to date on bi-annual patches, regardless.

SEP

[likid0]

looks like a typo,

try with lssf /dev/insf7037 and if its not linked to anything you get:
if you get ?????

the just rmsf it