# File lib/clouddb/connection.rb, line 59
    def list_instances()
      response = dbreq("GET", dbmgmthost, "#{dbmgmtpath}/instances", dbmgmtport, dbmgmtscheme)
      CloudDB::Exception.raise_exception(response) unless response.code.to_s.match(/^20.$/)
      instances = CloudDB.symbolize_keys(JSON.parse(response.body)["instances"])
      return instances
    end