Looks like that option was added around z/OS 2.5.

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On Sunday, December 21st, 2025 at 12:00 AM, Jon Perryman <[email protected]> 
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> > Under ISPF 3.2 you have option to specify multivolume and I have specified 
> > 9 volumes
> > The job is not able to span over 6 volumes
> 
> 
> I didn't know you could do this from ISPF 3.2. I've done this from JCL. If I 
> remember correctly, this is catalog only and only the primary extent is 
> allocated initially.
> 
> Using ISPF 3.4, verify that the dataset exists on all 9 volumes by specifying 
> dsn and volume. Better yet, delete the file and see how many volumes it is 
> allocated on. For volumes where the dataset does not appear, Use ISPF 3.4 V 
> command to display the free space on the volume and you will probably see the 
> volume does not have enough contiguous free space to satisfy the secondary 
> request.
> 
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