'Performs a GET request and returns the response.
path:
Path to the resource.
Ex: \'/<subscription-id>/services/hostedservices/<service-name>\'
x_ms_version:
If specified, this is used for the x-ms-version header.
Otherwise, self.x_ms_version is used.'

def perform_get(self, path, x_ms_version=None):

    request = HTTPRequest()
    request.method = 'GET'
    request.host = self.host
    request.path = path
    (request.path, request.query) = self._httpclient._update_request_uri_query(request)
    request.headers = self._update_management_header(request, x_ms_version)
    response = self._perform_request(request)
    return response
