WebSphere Process Server - database configuration

It is crucial that a WPS gold topology have the databases properly configured. If they are not (i.e. all pointing to the same database instance) there will be contention issues that will not resolve themselves. One of my esteemed colleagues wrote this great article.

Building clustered topologies in WebSphere Process Server V6.1

This leads you to the database settings screen, arguably the most complex of all the steps.