SharePoint 2016 Configuration Wizard failed with error ‘CacheHostInfo is null’.

Environment: SharePoint 2016 Enterprise RTM, Windows Server 2012 R2

Scenario: Install SharePoint RTM and run configuration wizard

Issue: The installation completed successfully however the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard failed by throwing cacheHostInfo is null' error.

Troubleshooting:

1. Tried to repair distributed cache on the server by executing the following line of PowerShell script

Get-SPServiceInstance
$s = Get-SPServiceInstance <<Distributed Cache GUID>>
$s.delete()
Add-SPDistributedCacheServiceInstance

For some reasons, the script throws following error on line Add-SPDistributedCacheServiceInstance

Add-SPDistributedCacheServiceInstance : Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft. ApplicationServer.Caching.Configuration, Version=1.0.0.0, culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

2. Started AppFabric Caching Service and added the SPDistributedCacheServiceInstance successfully.

3. As running the configuration wizard again failed, downloaded and Installed Cumulative Update 7 (KB3092423) for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server

https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/kb/3092423

4. Restart the computer after applying this cumulative update package.

5. After successfully installing the CU package. Execute the following PowerShell script to remove the caching service instance.

$SPFarm = Get-SPFarm

$cacheClusterName = "SPDistributedCacheCluster_" + $SPFarm.Id.ToString()

$cacheClusterManager = [Microsoft.SharePoint.DistributedCaching.Utilities.SPDistributedCacheClusterInfoManager]::Local

$cacheClusterInfo = $cacheClusterManager.GetSPDistributedCacheClusterInfo($cacheClusterName);

$instanceName ="SPDistributedCacheService Name=AppFabricCachingService"

$serviceInstance = Get-SPServiceInstance | ? {($_.Service.Tostring()) -eq $instanceName -and ($_.Server.Name) -eq $env:computername}

$serviceInstance.Delete()

6. Run the Configuration Wizard again and the configuration is successful.

References: 

http://www.ceus-now.com/sharepoint-2013-distributed-cache-cachehostinfo-is-null-with-remove-spdistributedcacheserviceinstance/

https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/kb/3092423