Unexpected exception in FeedCacheService.IsRepopulationNeeded: Unable to create a DataCache. SPDistributedCache is probably down..

Question

Okay,
So I have tried the various methods of resolving this to no avail.  Here's what I have setup:
db-01 - SQL 2012 SP1 dedicated to SharePoint farm
app-01 - SharePoint 2013 fully patched Application tier (Hosts CA)
wfe-01 - SharePoint 2013 fully patched web front end
dc-01 - Dedicated distributed content server
I tried running the commands on app-01 that is generating the event log errors:
get-cachehost
get-cachehost : ErrorCode<ERRPS013>:SubStatus<ES0001>:Error: No valid cluster
settings were provided with Use-CacheCluster.
PS C:\Users\sp-install> use-cachecluster
use-cachecluster : ErrorCode<ERRPS001>:SubStatus<ES0001>:Error in reading
provider and connection string values. Please provide the values manually.
PS C:\Users\sp-install> get-cachehost
get-cachehost : ErrorCode<ERRPS013>:SubStatus<ES0001>:Error: No valid cluster
settings were provided with Use-CacheCluster.
On dc-01 (everything looks good) I run the following and get:
PS C:\Users\sp-install> use-cachecluster
PS C:\Users\sp-install> get-cachehost
HostName : CachePort        Service Name            Service Status Version Info
DC-01.contoso.dev:22233 AppFabricCachingService UP             3 [3,3][1,3]
on wfe-01, I don't see any errors generated however,  I run the following and get:
PS C:\Users\sp-install> use-cachecluster
use-cachecluster : ErrorCode<ERRPS001>:SubStatus<ES0001>:Error in reading
provider and connection string values. Please provide the values manually.
PS C:\Users\sp-install> get-cachehost
get-cachehost : ErrorCode<ERRPS013>:SubStatus<ES0001>:Error: No valid cluster
settings were provided with Use-CacheCluster.
I have really made some progress with SharePoint and really don't want to start from scratch, what do I need to do in order to get this fixed?  Also, there is no slowness with the farm now....pretty fast in fact...so something is working right, but
I don't like errors filling up my event log and not understanding what is going on.
Thanks for your help in advance!
-Rich

Answer 1

I'm seeing the same thing.  I've submitted my question on this
here.  My situation is this:
1 app server - removed AppFabric after farm fully deployed
2 WFEs - running AppFabric
1 OWA - not running AppFabric
1 DB
For my farm, this error message refers to the App server and appears only in the App server application log.  Generally, there doesn't seem to be any adverse performance impact associated with this error message.  AppFabric is UP and
ONLINE for both WFEs.  To me, it seems as if this error is the result of some memory retained of the earlier instance on the App server and, so, something on the App server is still trying to engage the Appfabric service, but it can't because the
service is disabled on that server as a part of the removal process.
Anyway, I continue to troubleshoot and update my experiences on my posting.
Here are some useful references:
AppFabric Caching and SharePoint: Concepts and Examples (Part 1): outstanding overview (2-part series); gives you much better general understanding
of AppFabric vis a vis SharePoint 2013.
Fixing the AppFabric Cache Cluster in SharePoint 2013: excellently written posting on troubleshooting AppFabric.