diff --git a/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/Image.rb b/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/Image.rb
index a3150d6953..ed9f4c5afc 100644
--- a/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/Image.rb
+++ b/src/oca/ruby/OpenNebula/Image.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'OpenNebula/Pool'
+require 'ftools'
 
 module OpenNebula
     class Image < PoolElement
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ module OpenNebula
             super(xml,client)
 
             @client = client
+            @immanager = ImageManager.new
         end
 
         #######################################################################
@@ -97,6 +99,18 @@ module OpenNebula
             super(IMAGE_METHODS[:delete])
         end
         
+        def copy(path, source)
+            @immanager.copy(path, source)
+        end
+        
+        def mk_datablock(size, fstype, source)
+            rc = @immanager.dd(size, source)
+            
+            return rc if OpenNebula.is_error?(rc)
+            
+            @immanager.mkfs(fstype, source)
+        end
+
         #######################################################################
         # Helpers to get Image information
         #######################################################################
@@ -132,6 +146,7 @@ module OpenNebula
         end 
         
     private
+        
         def set_enabled(enabled)
             return Error.new('ID not defined') if !@pe_id
 
@@ -160,4 +175,72 @@ module OpenNebula
         end
 
     end
+    
+    class ImageManager
+        # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+        # Constants and Class Methods
+        # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+        FS_UTILS = {
+            :dd     => "/bin/dd",
+            :mkfs   => "/bin/mkfs"
+        }
+        
+        
+        def copy(path, source)
+            if source.nil? and size.nil?
+                return OpenNebula::Error.new(
+                        "Cannot copy image (Missing parameters), aborting.")
+            end
+
+            if !File.copy(path, source)
+                return OpenNebula::Error.new(
+                        "Cannot copy image, aborting.")
+            end
+            
+            return nil
+        end
+        
+        def dd(size, source)
+            if source.nil? and size.nil?
+                return OpenNebula::Error.new(
+                        "Cannot create datablock " +
+                        "(Missing parameters), aborting.")
+            end
+            
+            command = ""
+            command << FS_UTILS[:dd]
+            command << " if=/dev/zero of=#{source} ibs=1 count=1"
+            command << " obs=1048576 oseek=#{size}"
+            
+            local_command=LocalCommand.run(command)
+               
+            if local_command.code!=0
+                return OpenNebula::Error.new(
+                        "Cannot create datablock, aborting.")
+            end
+            
+            return nil
+        end
+        
+        def mkfs(fstype, source)
+            if source.nil? and fstype.nil?
+                return OpenNebula::Error.new(
+                        "Cannot format datablock " +
+                        "(Missing parameters), aborting.")
+            end
+            
+            command = ""
+            command << FS_UTILS[:mkfs]
+            command << " -t #{fstype} -F #{source}"
+            
+            local_command=LocalCommand.run(command)
+               
+            if local_command.code!=0
+                return OpenNebula::Error.new(
+                       "Cannot format datablock, aborting.")
+            end
+            
+            return nil
+        end
+    end
 end