How to reinstall GRUB and GRUB2 on UEFI-based machines?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The host does not boot into the GRUB menu.
  • The motherboard was replaced and is now not booting to GRUB.
  • /boot/efi/EFI/redhat/grub.cfg was deleted or corrupted

Environment

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

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