smartmontools contains utility programs (smartctl, smartd) to control/monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T.) built into most modern ATA and SCSI disks. It is derived from smartsuite.
Scalable, distributed monitoring system for high-performance computing
Ganglia is a scalable distributed monitoring system for high-performance computing systems such as clusters and Grids. It is based on a hierarchical design targeted at federations of clusters. Supports clusters up to 2000 nodes in size.
Parallel Secure Shell (pssh) is an ssh wrapper that makes it easy to execute commands on multiple remote systems in parallel. pssh accepts lists of host names, system attributes and exclusions.