The server stucks at boot in GRUB stage 2 with "Press any key to continue" messages

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Issue

The server stucks at boot in GRUB stage 2 with "Press any key to continue" messages:

GRUB Loading stage2...
Press any key to continue.
Press any key to continue.
Press any key to continue.
Press any key to continue.

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Enabled console to serial port redirection in both BIOS and GRUB

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