SharePoint 2013: The number of Distributed Cache hosts in the farm exceeds the recommended value

1. Verify that you have the following memberships:
   • securityadmin fixed server role on the SQL Server instance.
   • db_owner fixed database role on all databases that are to be updated.
   • Administrators group on the server on which you are running the Windows PowerShell cmdlets.
   • Farm Administrators group.
   An administrator can use the Add-SPShellAdmin cmdlet to grant permissions to use SharePoint 2013 cmdlets.
   
   
2. Start the SharePoint 2013 Management Shell.
   • For Windows Server 2008 R2:
     • On the Start menu, click All Programs, click Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Products, and then click SharePoint 2013 Management Shell.
   • For Windows Server 2012:
     1. On the Start screen, click SharePoint 2013 Management Shell.
        If SharePoint 2013 Management Shell is not on the Start screen:
     2. Right-click Computer, click All apps, and then click SharePoint 2013 Management Shell.