Event ID 6398: The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.LMTRepopulationJob (ID xxx) threw an exception
Issue:
Event ID 6398 in the application log stating - Unexpected exception in FeedCacheService.IsRepopulationNeeded: Unable to create a DataCache. SPDistributedCache is probably down.
When you look in Central Admin at Services on Server, you see that Distributed Cache is started.
In SharePoint Management Shell, you run the following
Notice there are no other cache containers except default. There should be 10 other cache containers which is why the errors are occurring in the Application Event log.
Resolution:
You need to add the cache containers manually.
Run in the SharePoint Management Shell or Windows PowerShell
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# Check to see if using Windows PowerShell or the SharePoint Management Shell
# If using Windows PowerShell, then the SharePoint snap-in needs to be loaded
if ((Get-PSSnapin -Name Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell) -eq $null)
{
Add-PSSnapin -Name Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell
}
# Get the GUID for the farm and store it as $farmid
$farmid = (Get-SPFarm).Id.ToString()
# Create the missing cache containers
New-Cache -CacheName "DistributedAccessCache_$farmid"
New-Cache -CacheName "DistributedActivityFeedCache_$farmid"
New-Cache -CacheName "DistributedActivityFeedLMTCache_$farmid"
New-Cache -CacheName "DistributedBouncerCache_$farmid"
New-Cache -CacheName "DistributedDefaultCache_$farmid"
New-Cache -CacheName "DistributedLogonTokenCache_$farmid"
New-Cache -CacheName "DistributedSearchCache_$farmid"
New-Cache -CacheName "DistributedSecurityTrimmingCache_$farmid"
New-Cache -CacheName "DistributedServerToAppServerAccessTokenCache_$farmid"
New-Cache -CacheName "DistributedViewStateCache_$farmid"