Migrating /usr from root[/] to separate partition

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • How to migrate /usr from root [/] to seperate partition on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
  • Why does system fail to boot and goes into dracut shell after migrating /usr to seperate partition?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and later
  • xfs
  • ext4

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