Category: Distributed Cache

SharePoint: About the Distributed Cache PowerShell Modules

There are two App Fabric PowerShell Modules that SharePoint (2013+) uses for all Distributed Cache commands. They are located here: C:\Program Files\AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server\PowershellModules\DistributedCacheAdministration\DistributedCacheAdministration.psm1 C:\Program Files\AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server\PowershellModules\DistributedCacheConfiguration\DistributedCacheConfiguration.psm1     — If there are problems with these modules, certain (or all) Distributed Cache PowerShell commands may fail to run with error:

SharePoint – Distributed Cache – Cache referred to does not exist

Problem: You may find that certain functions within the farm that rely on Distributed Cache are not working. You review the SharePoint ULS logs and find errors like the following: Unexpected Exception in SPDistributedCachePointerWrapper::InitializeDataCacheFactory for usage ‘DistributedBouncerCache’ – Exception ‘Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Caching.DataCacheException: ErrorCode:SubStatus:Cache referred to does not exist. Contact administrator or use the Cache administration tool to