This manual is divided into different sections:

Sections One to Three are architecture specific, and give instructions on installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 with specific reference to 32- and 64-bit Intel® and AMD systems, IBM POWER-based systems, and IBM System z architecture systems, respectively.

Section Four deals with a number of common tasks, including registering your system with Red Hat Network, and generic information on Disk Partitioning.

Section Five deals with Basic System Recovery, and contains some architecture-specific information, as well as information that applies to all architectures.

Section Six contains information on advanced installation topics such as Kickstart, PXE, and Diskless installations.