Storage Replica blocks a new partnership if the replication log versions don't match or if a capability isn't supported by both servers. Storage Replica compression is an example of a one capability that doesn't match between OS versions, as it was first added in Windows Server 2022. Attempting to configure a partnership for with unsupported capability returns:
"The requested operation isn't supported."
The current log version interoperability matrix is:
Replication from / toWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2022