obtaining, by a processor-based virtual infrastructure monitoring entity, from a processor-based cluster monitoring entity associated with a cluster computing environment, an indication of a malfunctioning component in the cluster computing environment;

selecting, by the processor-based virtual infrastructure monitoring entity, a virtual infrastructure server type for a replacement virtual infrastructure server based at least in part on a type of the malfunctioning component;

creating, by the processor-based virtual infrastructure monitoring entity, a replacement virtual infrastructure server based at least in part on the selected virtual infrastructure server type and one or more properties of a virtual infrastructure server associated with the malfunctioning component;

applying, by the processor-based virtual infrastructure monitoring entity, one or more settings to the replacement virtual infrastructure server according to one or more rules for the replacement virtual infrastructure server;

deploying, by the processor-based virtual infrastructure monitoring entity, a replacement component on the replacement virtual infrastructure server; and

providing, by the processor-based virtual infrastructure monitoring entity, a notification to the processor-based cluster monitoring entity of the replacement component and one or more credentials of the replacement component, wherein the processor-based cluster monitoring entity adds the replacement component to the cluster computing environment responsive to the notification;

wherein the method is performed by at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory.