diff --git a/configs/components/pxp-agent.rb b/configs/components/pxp-agent.rb
index 5494ccc41a..f5a59e4879 100644
--- a/configs/components/pxp-agent.rb
+++ b/configs/components/pxp-agent.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       "tar -xzf #{tarball_name}",
       "for d in opt var private; do rsync -ka --ignore-existing \"$${d}/\" \"/$${d}/\"; done"
     ]
-  elsif platform.is_aix? || platform.is_solaris?
+  elsif platform.is_aix? || platform.is_solaris? || platform.name =~ /sles-11-x86_64/
     install_command = ["gunzip -c #{tarball_name} | #{platform.tar} -C / -xf -"]
   else
     install_command = ["gunzip -c #{tarball_name} | #{platform.tar} --skip-old-files -C / -xf -"]
diff --git a/configs/platforms/sles-11-x86_64.rb b/configs/platforms/sles-11-x86_64.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67e457799a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/platforms/sles-11-x86_64.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+platform "sles-11-x86_64" do |plat|
+  plat.servicedir "/etc/init.d"
+  plat.defaultdir "/etc/sysconfig"
+  plat.servicetype "sysv"
+  plat.add_build_repository "http://osmirror.delivery.puppetlabs.net/sles-11-deps-x86_64/sles-11-deps-x86_64.repo"
+  plat.add_build_repository "http://pl-build-tools.delivery.puppetlabs.net/yum/sles/11/x86_64/pl-build-tools-sles-11-x86_64.repo"
+  plat.provision_with "zypper -n --no-gpg-checks install -y make rsync"
+  plat.install_build_dependencies_with "zypper -n --no-gpg-checks install -y"
+  plat.vmpooler_template "sles-11-x86_64"
+end
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