// write suggested start time
v = new byte[16];
writeReverseOrderedLong(suggestedStartTime, v, 0);
writeReverseOrderedLong(startAndInsertTime.insertTime, v, 8);
WriteOptions writeOptions = new WriteOptions();
writeOptions.sync(true);
db.put(b, v, writeOptions);
} else {
// found start time in db, so ignore suggested start time
startAndInsertTime = new StartAndInsertTime(readReverseOrderedLong(v, 0),
readReverseOrderedLong(v, 8));