A method includes identifying, by a first server, a set of servers in an edge data center, discovering details of a plurality of components of each corresponding server of the set of servers, updating inventory of the set of servers based on at least the details of the plurality of components of each corresponding server of the set of servers, and performing health checks on the set of servers according to a health check frequency. The first server is connected to the set of servers by a switch. Performing the health checks includes detecting a removal of a second server from the set of servers, detecting an addition of the second server to the set of servers, detecting an addition of a new component in the second server, or detecting a replacement of a failed component in the second server in response to detecting a failure of the failed component.