Is there a way to start the cache cluster automatically on system startup? I\'m running it on a remote PC and when it gets restarted I have to remote into it and restart the
Yes - if you change the startup mode of the AppFabric Caching Service from Manual to Automatic, then the service will start once the server has finished booting.
(source: philippursglove.com)
I suspect that as AppFabric starts to move into production clusters, this will become a 'best practice' thing to do in order to get maximum uptime on the cluster.