Why does /boot or /boot/efi need to be on a local partition?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • /boot and/or /boot/efi must be on a local partition
  • System will not boot if it can not access the partition locally

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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